Real Madrid is just a step away from playing their third consecutive Champions League semi-final. The first leg result in the Santiago Bernabeu paved the way, but the team will have to secure their spot tonight in the complicated ground that is the Ali Sami Yen Kompleski, where the Whites will play for the first time since Galatasaray began to hold their matches there in 2011. The Turkish side has won three games on the bounce on their home pitch against Mancheseter United, Schalke and Cluj. This and the absence of Ramos and Xabi Alonso due to sanctions evidence the complicated night awaiting Real Madrid if they want their name to be included in the draw for the semi-finals this coming Friday.
Real Madrid and Galatasaray face off again barely six days after the first leg clash, this time in the Ali Sami Yen Kompleski, where the Whites will play for the first time since Galatasaray began to hold their matches there in 2011. This is the crunch game that will decide which squad moves on to the semi-finals and will participate in the draw that will be held this Friday at 12:00 noon in Nyon.
Jose Mourinho has called up 21 players for the match. Sergio Ramos and Xabi Alonso, missing due to an accumulation of yellow cards, didn't travel to Istanbul with the squad, but Higuain, who netted in the first leg and scored a spectacular goal in last Saturday's match against Levante, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who has scored in his team's last three clashes, are ready to go. The Portuguese striker is also the competition's highest scorer with nine goals.
Galatasaray has consecutive home matches in the competitionGalatasaray, leader of the Turkish league with a four point lead over the second-place team, faces the clash motivated and looking to make a comeback on their home ground after a negative result last week.
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