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Estadio Santiago Bernabéu - Madrid 03/04/2013 - 20:45CET (20:45 local time)
Quarter-finals, First leg
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Real Madrid - Galatasaray 3-0 - 03/04/2013 - Match page - UEFA Champions League 2013
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Madrid firepower too much for Galatasaray
Real Madrid CF took a significant step towards a record 24th European Cup semi-final as José Mourinho's side proved too strong for Galatasaray AŞ.
With visiting coach Fatih Terim admitting a defeat for his team would cause no surprises, Madrid moved quickly to justify that opinion and took the lead nine minutes into this quarter-final – Cristiano Ronaldo chipping in his 18th goal in in his last 16 UEFA Champions League appearances. Karim Benzema doubled the nine-time winners' advantage shortly before the half-hour and his second-half replacement Gonzalo Higuaín headed a third 17 minutes from time.
Match in 5
- Madrid on course for record 24th semi-final, third in a row
- Ronaldo hits opener to become tournament's top scorer
- Benzema and Higuaín also on target in 3-0 win
- Opener is 200th visitors have conceded in competition
- Second leg in Istanbul on 9 April
Reaction
If we score a goal [in the second leg] they have to score five, but in football I have seen so many incredible things that nothing can surprise me.
José Mourinho, Madrid coach
My players did their best. Despite all our hard work and training, we did not expect to concede goals like that. You need to minimise mistakes in these games.
Fatih Terim, Galatasaray coach
Lineups
 | Real Madrid |  | Galatasaray |
| 41 | Diego López (GK) | 25 | Muslera (GK) |
| 2 | Varane | 4 | Hamit Altıntop 78 |
| 4 | Ramos (C) 90 | 8 | Selçuk İnan (C) |
| 5 | Fábio Coentrão | 10 | Felipe Melo71 |
| 6 | Khedira | 11 | Riera83 |
| 7 | Ronaldo 9 | 12 | Drogba74 |
| 9 | Benzema2965 | 13 | Nounkeu41 |
| 10 | Özil80 | 14 | Sneijder46 |
| 14 | Xabi Alonso84 | 17 | Burak Yılmaz78 |
| 15 | Essien84 | 26 | Semih Kaya |
| 22 | Di María86 | 27 | Eboué |
Substitutes | |||
| 13 | Adán (GK) | 67 | Eray İşcan (GK) |
| 3 | Pepe86 | 5 | Gökhan Zan46 |
| 8 | Kaká | 19 | Umut Bulut78 |
| 12 | Marcelo | 22 | Hakan Balta |
| 17 | Arbeloa | 35 | Yekta Kurtuluş |
| 19 | Modrić8090+2 | 53 | Amrabat83 |
| 20 | Higuaín6573 | 55 | Sabri Sarıoğlu |
Coaches | |||
| José Mourinho (POR) | Fatih Terim (TUR) | ||
Referee | |||
| Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR) | |||
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Minute By Minute
- 90+2Modrić (Real Madrid) is shown a yellow card.
- 90Ramos (Real Madrid) is shown a yellow card.
A late booking rules the defender out of the second leg. - 86Pepe (in) - Di María (out) (Real Madrid)
- 84Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid) is shown a yellow card.
See also
Real Madrid
Next match played UEFA Champions League: v Galatasaray, 09 April 2013, 3-2
Galatasaray
Next match played UEFA Champions League: v Real Madrid, 09 April 2013, 3-2
An ideal outcome for José Mourinho. Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuaín got the goals to give Madrid a firm grip on this tie. A tough trip to Istanbul awaits on Tuesday, but the hosts will feel they have enough of a cushion to be confident of taking a third consecutive semi-final place.