Los Blancos appeared set to sail through when Cristiano Ronaldo opened up a four-goal lead in the opening minutes, but a fearful answer by the guests inspired the Turkish giants to chase the impossible, which they almost accomplished as Emmanuel Eboue, Wesley Sneijder and Didier Drogba struck in the 2nd half. Ronaldo eventually ended their dreams with victory that was sealed by a late goal. Practically assured of a position in the Champions League semifinals thanks to a dominant 3-0 win in the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid however began the 2nd leg in belligerent fashion, pressing forward quickly looking for a target. Angel Di Maria was almost the man to supply it in the first minute of play, picking right on up a free ball after Fernando Muslera's rushed settlement away from area. The Argentine went for the web, but with Galatasaray defenders scampering back he found the effort drop just the wrong side of the article. Away supporters, but, did not need certainly to wait long, as after just eight minutes of play the Merengue got the hit that could certainly place the tie beyond the slightest of worries. An overlapping Sami Khedira streaked past on the right-hand side, and set a teasing ball to the center. Ronaldo was on hand to gleefully tap house, producing his 49th Champions League goal and drawing level with the renowned Alfredo Di Stefano in the old maps, as the Turkish backline didn't respond. Even though early strike, Galatasaray held its head high, dominating control against Jose Mourinho's men and trying to match its rivals. Drogba was the mark of a lot of the Turks' approaching play, but was unhappy by bad service and their own diminishing reactions, and struggled to create an effect. Madrid lay straight back and was content to allow its opponents to accomplish the operating, while on the counterattack it remained a frightening power. This potency on the break was shown when Di Maria went within a hair's breadth of adding an additional. The midfielder latched to a wonderful movie from Ronaldo to liberate on the left, and looked destined to place his name on the board. He didn't rely on the heroics of Muslera, however, as the goalkeeper pulled off an amazing finger save to keep Angel out, and make certain that the space wouldn't widen as the two sides went in for the break. The Turkish side continued its unlikely search in the next half, and was honored with its first purpose of the tie 57 minutes in - and it was one worth looking forward to. A ball across the Madrid area was not acquired by anyone, which allowed Eboue to generally meet it only on the side of the area. The straight back have been discouraging during the opening hour, but atoned with a sensational power chance which left Lopez no chance to save, and put Galatasaray on the table. The hosts were now buoyant, and might have reduced the deficit to 'just' three objectives if Sneijder had converted a golden chance. The Netherlands star found himself in the proper place at the back post after a low cross was deflected into his course but, gloriously unmarked, he fluffed a left-footed opportunity to save Madrid from falling behind on the night time. The midfielder was not done, however, Cutting inside his gun from serious, Sneijder went to to produce a bullet of his side that is put by a shot ahead, at least for the 2nd leg. The Turkish audience, from a place of despair, couldn't feel their eyes. Drogba set up an unimaginable last 20 minutes with a great backheel in to the net, getting Galatasaray up 3-1 and leaving only two goals for the comeback. Drogba thought he'd leveled the tie before being pulled right back for an and Madrid lived to breathe another day, with RonaldoAconfirming his team's passing with a strong finish in the last second. TheAMerengue join Borussia Dortmund in the penultimate stage of your competitors with Juventus, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain fighting to maintain the last two areas on Wednesday morning. Follow GOAL.COM on Facebook
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