There clearly was not surprising in Istanbul as Real Madrid CF confirmed their progress to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, but at the least Galatasaray AA exited your competitors with their heads kept large. Cristiano Ronaldo's early target seemed to have doused any lingering potential for an improbable house recovery, extending Madrid's mixture cause 4-0, but Fatih Terim's team made an actual fight of it in a fascinating second half when Emmanuel EbouA, Wesley Sneijder and Didier Drogba all found the web. Briefly Galatasaray had trust but Madrid regrouped and Ronaldo's late second target ensured a 5-3 aggregate winAa' a direct repeat of the factors' 2001 quarter-final expertise. "This is Ali Sami Yen, there's no way out" was the chant from the impressively loud house crowd before kick-off but it appeared it was their very own staff lacking the escape way when Madrid struck after seven minutes. When Galatasaray only half-cleared a large part, Madrid remade the threat, Mesut Azil slipped in Sami Khedira on the right area of the package and he entered low for Ronaldo to get facing EbouA and rating. The loud whistles that had met every Madrid contact in the opening minutes today subsided slightly and Angel Di MarAa might have added another but for a brilliant save yourself by Fernando Muslera after Ronaldo's back-heel had placed the Argentinian in on goal. At this time Galatasaray seemed to be absent Burak YAlmaz, their suspended top scorer. Maybe not before 39th minute did Madrid's Diego LApez have a save your self to produce, smothering a low chance from Sneijder. Nordin Amrabat changed Hamit AltAntop at half-time as Terim looked for a marked improvement yet things almost got worse for the hosts as Di MarAa teed up Ronaldo. Rather the Portuguese showed he's human after all, scuffing his attempt broad. That liberation demonstrated the signal for a Galatasaray resurrection. They received degree on the evening after 57 minutes when Sneijder's centre from the byline was met in the many emphatic manner by EbouA, the Ivorian thumping an excellent first-time attempt large into the internet from the advantage of the region. Some way to score his first purpose of the growing season. Sneijder then missed a golden possibility, pulling a photo large when FAbio CoentrAo inadvertently established him up, but made amends with a wonderful strike in the 70th minute, outwitting RaphaAl Varane on the advantage of the package before drilling a low finish past LApez. When Drogba back-heeled Amrabat's corner into the far spot 120 seconds later, the floor was rocking, yet that was as good as it got for the Turkish champions. Drogba had an endeavor decided offside and Madrid then lost Alvaro Arbeloa to a second scheduling, however in the closing moments Ronaldo picked up Karim Benzema's baseball and beat Muslera at his near post for his 11th goal of your competition. Madrid's search for an eleventh European Cup goes on. AUEFA.com 1998-2013. All rights reserved.
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