Cristiano Ronaldo’s early strike left Galatasaray needing five – and they created enough chances to give Real a fright.
Without Burak Yilmaz, Fatih Terim brought in Umut Bulut and stuck to his diamond system, rather than switching to a 4-4-1-1, as rumoured.
Jose Mourinho was without Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos – he named the expected...
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Galatasaray attacked bravely – but left too much space for Real to break into.
Jose Mourinho used Michael Essien at right-back, with Karim Benzema rather than Gonzalo Higuain upfront.
Fatih Terim used exactly the same shape he used in the previous Champions League match at Schalke, in the same diamond formation.
Galatasaray had their moments, and created...
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Galatasaray recorded a surprise win and progressed 4-3 on aggregate.
Jens Keller was without Klaas-Jan Huntelaar following the injury he sustained against Dortmund, so Teemu Pukki played alone upfront. Otherwise, Schalke were unchanged.
Fatih Terim made one change from the first leg – Emmanuel Eboue replaced Sabri Sarioglu at right-back.
This was an even contest, and would...
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Galatasaray outplayed Besiktas across the pitch – and were rarely troubled even after Felipe Melo’s red card.
Fatih Terim was without right-back Emmanuel Eboue and left-sided midfielder Nordin Amrabat because of the Africa Cup of Nations, so played Sabri Sarioglu and Emre Colak. Johan Elmander started rather than Burak Yilmaz, and Wesley Sneijder was only...
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