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Originally posted on Top-soccer.comGalatasaray are the surprise package of this year?s Champions League and travel to Real Madrid for the first leg of their quarter-final tie hoping to cause one of the biggest upsets in the history of the tournament. It is twelve years since the Turkish side last reached the quarter-finals but their arrival in the last eight this year has largely been due to some big signings in January.
The 100-1 outsiders added Champions League veterans Wesley Sneijder and Didier Drogba to their books in the new year and they have already proved their worth. Despite the fact that Real Madrid have enjoyed something of a resurgence after a slow start to the season, the Turks go to the Bernab�u full of confidence. Coach Fatih Terim has managed to blend his new signings into the team using an unorthodox 4-3-1-2 formation. It paid off handsomely with a battling 3-2 win at FC Schalke 04 in the last round and has been followed with domestic victories over Kayserispor and...
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