Looking Real Madrid, champions nine times, for a comfortable victory before the Istanbul trip, when receives Galatasaray on Wednesday in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League football.
Real coach Jose Mourinho, a researcher for the title of the third after being crowned with Porto in 2004 and Inter Milan in 2010, sent a message early the need to win at the "Santiago Bernabeu" before moving to the city, located between Asia and Europe, with the knowledge that Galatasaray boosted ranks a set of stars led by striker Didier Drogba and midfielder Wesley Sneijder المتوجين formerly continental title: "showdown will be tough, but we try to achieve a positive result in the first leg, unless we succeed in it against Manchester United," reminding tie with the team of England 1 - 1 Before that achieves a remarkable 2-1 win away from home in the previous round
Mourinho warns of a constellation of stars Galatasaray
He warned Mourinho from the rest of the squad Turkish discerning style: "ivory Emmanuel Eboue player Arsenal and former Brazilian Felipe Melo to Juventus former Italian and Spanish Albert Riera player for Liverpool and former goalkeeper of Uruguay Fernando Muslera Lazio's Italian former striker feat Burak Yilmaz, also have Light TerimOFM in Turkey, who also coached in Italy with a unique set of fans. "
But Mourinho hopes to undo his team Join node in recent times with the exception of fellow striker Cristiano Ronaldo conservative level, since scoring 21 goals in the new year compared to 23 goals for the rest of his teammates.
And Portugal scored 43 this season last Saturday in a draw on the land Real Zaragoza (1-1).
And loss of the rest of the squad through the net, Mourinho said المتخوف level of Karim Benzema and Argentine Gonzalo Higuain: "Maybe this one difference from last season. We score three goals from four chances and easily, and the only one who maintained the efficacy is Cristiano Ronaldo."
The Mourinho that goalkeeper Iker Casillas will not participate for the first time 11 years ago in the quarter-finals despite returning to exercise after a broken hand and receiving a green light from the doctors to play, and will guard Areen Diego Lopez, who announced Mourinho he wants to extend his stay with Real.
Not worrying absences at Real
And is expected to return to the lineup Royal Finder qualification to the semi-finals of the time the 24 (record) French defender young Rafael Paran and left-back Portuguese Fabio Quintrao after missing match Zaragoza which relieved them Midfielder Xabi Alonso and Germans Sami Khedira and Mesut Ozil and Argentine Angel Di Maria .
And the level of Galatasaray striker Burak Yilmaz, leaders of the scorers with Ronaldo (8 goals), said the latter was considered that the method of attacking Galatasaray fits his team: "plays Yilmaz well in the Champions League, but we must focus in front of him in order to qualify for the semi-finals."
Drogba and Snyder and nostalgia for the days of "ever Spchal and"
The showdown will be featured for Drogba and Snyder, after Mourinho oversaw them former Chelsea and Inter Milan respectively.
The Dutch had spent the most beautiful time in his career with Mourinho at Inter Milan: "Mourinho is a parent second me. Was a machine. Football there are some players, such as machinery, but since I got to know Mourinho, I can say that we have become trained, such as machinery .. . gave me confidence and I enjoyed playing football more than ever. curve and as a person more than to work with him as a coach, he is a friend of mine. "
And confrontation, said Snyder (28 years) next to Istanbul for 7.5 million euros, which was launched by Mourinho at Inter in 2009 after two seasons ordinary with Real Madrid: "It is important to go into a match Istanbul, our fortunes and realistic to qualify. Would be great to go back to our land and be open confrontation. "
As for the possibility to stop Ronaldo, said former Real midfielder Hamit Altintop: "If we thought that it stop Ronaldo will qualify we have sinned."
The "Emperor" Fatih Terim, who led the team in yellow and red to the league title five times and the Cup twice and the UEFA Cup earlier in the three states, said the rivals in Wednesday's game: "I know Mourinho years ago. Enjoy friendship and the game will not change that. Might not be typical coach is different from the rest. "
This is the first time in which the team reaches the Turkish quarter-final since 2001.
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