Real Madrid v Galatasaray

After the incoming transfers of Didier Drogba and Wesley Sneijder, Galatasaray has become a team to be reckoned with. Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo looks to continue leading Real Madrid through the Champions League after dispatching Manchester United in the Round of 16.

Leading Champions League scorers:

Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo (8) *T-most in UCL

Galatasaray – Burak Yilmaz (8) *T-most in UCL

Players to watch:

Real Madrid – Diego Lopez; although Iker Casillas has been cleared to play, Lopez will be expected to keep his place in goal and will be tasked with maintaining Real Madrid’s 37-match unbeaten run at home.

Galatasaray – Burak Yilmaz; he has scored in 6 consecutive UCL matches and the Turkish league goal-scoring leader will pose a serious threat to the Real Madrid backline.

Sneijder gets rockstar reception in Istanbul

It’s not every day that a world class player makes a move to Turkey’s Superliga, so when Wesley Sneijder arrived in Istanbul after his high profile switch to Galatasaray, you’d have thought the Beatles had come into town.

Check out the massive crowd that converged on Sneijder’s escort at the Istanbul airport! When Wes pops his head out of the car’s sunroof for a quick wave, several fans proceed to climb up the car to give their new hero a shake:

Let’s hope for Sneijder’s sake he can perform up to his billing. Only thing worse than a celebratory Turkish mob is an angry Turkish mob.

(Videos via ITV Sport)

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