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Real Madrid make the journey to Istanbul on Tuesday evening to take on Galatasaray in the Champions League quarter-final second leg and with the Spanish side 3-0 up from the game at the Bernabeu last week, this should be a comfortable evening for them.
Jose Mourinho’s men really showed their class in the first leg and seem to have one foot in the semi-finals already, but you can be sure that the Portuguese won’t allow for any complacency as he knows what a tough place this can be to get a result.
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If Real perform anywhere near as well as they can, then they should breeze through to the final four and what Mourinho will want is an early goal. If his side take the lead, then home team have to score five in order progress, something that even the biggest Galatasaray fan would surely say isn’t likely to happen.
You can’t talk about the La Liga champions without mentioning Cristiano Ronaldo as he is in fine form at the moment and could prove to be too good for the Turks yet again on Tuesday evening.
He broke the deadlock in the first leg and has now scored seven goals in his last six matches, so it is no surprise to see him at the top of the first goal score market. Ronaldo is at 13/4 to have the first say on this one.
Key players such as Ronaldo are sure to feature, but if Real are coasting, Mourinho might bring some of his big guns off as his side have a big game with Atletico Madrid on Sunday evening.
As for Galatasaray, you can be sure that their fans are going to make a spine-tingling atmosphere inside the stadium and do all they can to make this as difficult as possible for the nine-time winners of the Champions League.
The Turkish side would have been disappointed with the way they played in the first leg and know that if they were to turn this one around, it would be one of the biggest shocks the tournament has ever seen.
Confidence in the squad was reinstalled over the weekend though as the hosts were 3-1 winners in Turkey’s top flight and in that match, Didier Drogba got himself a brace. The Ivorian is available at 15/2 to score the first goal in this one.
In truth, Galatasaray might just be looking to win the game on the night as a three-goal deficit does look to be too much to turn around. As they are on home soil, 4/1 look to be decent value for the hosts to win.
They have to put a lot of work in and try to nullify the threat of Ronaldo and co in the opening stages. If they do that, then the underdogs have a chance of taking the spoils on Tuesday evening.
It should be an interesting 90 minutes to watch and the Galatasaray fans will make sure it is a game for Real’s players to remember. Kick-off is at 7.45pm.
