Cristiano Ronaldo saves Real Madrid from Galatasaray shock comeback

Galatasaray Real Madrid 3-2
Aggregate Score: 3-5

Real Madrid progressed to the last four of the Champions League despite defeat on the night to a Galatasaray side whose second half comeback had Jose Mourinho’s side in a panic.
Already three goals up from the first leg at the Bernabeu, the tie was seemingly put to bed by Cristiano Ronaldo’s seventh-minute strike.
But an Emmanuel Eboue thunderbolt after 57 minutes brought Gala back level on the night, before Wesley Sneijder put the home side ahead after 70 minutes.
Seconds later Did Drogba reduced the aggregate deficit further and although Real substitute Alvaro Arbeloa saw red late on, Ronaldo notched his second in injury time, as Madrid’s quest for a 10th European Cup continued.
The visitors started quickly and just three minutes were on the clock when Fernando Muslera rashly came out to clear, his effort falling to Angel Di Maria, who shot wide.
Four minutes later they were on the scoresheet. Sami Khedira was allowed to cross from the right and in came Ronaldo, who got to the ball before the home defender to shoot past a helpless Muslera from three yards out.
The tie looked finished as a contest and Ronaldo could have doubled his night’s tally moments later when the home side backed off, but from 25 yards the Portuguese shot straight at Muslera.
Drogba went close to converting a Sneijder shot after 20 minutes in Gala’s first meaningful attack, before Madrid almost went two-up.
A delicious back-heel pass from Ronaldo played in Di Maria, but his angled effort was well tipped over by the Gala stopper.
Mourinho was forced into his first change after 31 minutes when Michael Essien had to be replaced by Arbeloa due to a leg injury.
Sneijder forced Diego Lopez into his first save after 38 minutes in what was a lacklustre first-half display from the hosts.
Madrid missed another chance to go two up 11 minutes after the restart when Ronaldo somehow missed from eight yards out - scuffing his effort with the ball trapped under his feet.Moments later and the home side were level thanks to a tremendous goal, albeit from an unlikely source. Sneijder’s hopeful cutback found a sprinting Eboue who from the edge of the box powered an unstoppable shot into the top corner.
And just three minutes later they should have gone ahead. Drogba’s strength caused all sorts of problems for the Real defence with the ball falling to Sneijder.
However with just Lopez to beat and from 12 yards out he screwed his shot wide of the far post.
Eboue’s goal had, however, galvanised the home side and with the Ataturk Stadium firmly behind their side Gala took a deserved lead.
Sneijder showed a turn of pace more associated with his best days at Inter, nutmegged Rafael Varane before side-footing into the corner.
And moments later it was 3-1 when Drogba got in front of his defender to flick a cross into the corner of the net.
Raul Albiol replaced Mesut Ozil as Mourinho looked to arrest his team’s slide, but they had to play out the final moments with 10 men after Arbeloa saw red after receiving a second yellow card for dissent.
There was still time for a fifth goal on the night when Ronaldo scored in injury time.

B. Dortmund - Malaga 3-2
Aggregate Score: 3-2
In the other match, Borussia Dortmund booked their space in the final four of the Champions League with a miraculous 3-2 win over Malaga at the Signal Iduna Park.
BVB failed to make their dominance count at La Roselada last week and it looked to be a recurring theme when Joaquin put Manuel Pellegrini’s ahead but Robert Lewandowski equalised before the break. Eliseu looked to have broken BVB hearts with a late goal but two stoppage-time strikes courtesy of Marco Reus and Felipe Santana ensured an unbelievable comeback.
With the tie so delicately balanced from the first leg, such a conservative approach to the early stages from both teams was somewhat predictable.
As the minutes ticked by the hosts became more adventurous and in the 16th minute Lewandowski got his first chance to shoot at goal. He elected for an audacious 25-yard chip from Mario Gotze’s pass but his overcooked attempt floated over the stranded Willy Caballero’s goal.
Los Boquerones had struggled to string a meaningful attack together but in  the 25th minute when they silenced the Signal Iduna Park.
Julio Baptista pounced on a poor clearance from Felipe Santana and his pass found Joaquin. After a tight give-and-go with Isco, the 31-year-old cut inside onto his left foot and sent a low shot past Roman Weidenfeller to net a huge away goal.
Apprehension and frustration began to spread around the stadium but their worries were eased five minutes before half time. Reus flicked Gotze’s pass into the path of Lewandowski who rounded Willy and slotted the ball into the empty net to finish off a superb team move.
Joaquin was gifted a free header in the last action of the first half which Weidenfeller comfortably held and the start of the second half offered similarly enticing opportunities for both sides.
Lewandowski was unable to guide his shot past Willy after some more quick, crisp interplay with Gotze and minutes later the Weidenfeller managed to get a strong hand to the ball to keep Joaquin’s header.
Malaga continued to squeeze the play and force the Bundesliga side into sending the long ball up from the back. However, when Sergio Sanchez failed to deal with one such pass Gotze could not find the from a glorious position in the 53rd minute. The organisation of Pellegrini’s defence was exemplary and after Dortmund had a goal ruled out correctly for offside, Duda’s thunderous effort almost added to the disappointment of the home fans.
The heroics of Malaga goalkeeper Willy were a huge reason that the first leg ended goalless and the Argentine was at it again in the closing stages, denying both Reus and Gotze from close range
The home fans’ misery looked to have been compounded in the 82nd minute as a swift break from the visitors ended with second-half substitute Eliseu sweeping home from close range. Yet there was still time for one of the most dramatic comebacks in Champions League history, which Reus began as he slotted home following a long ball in the 91st minute.
Two minutes later the turnaround was complete and the stadium went from despair to unbridled jubilation.
Following a cross from the left a scramble in the area was put to an end when Santana swept the ball into the net from one yard out.
Somehow Dortmund, who will be joined in the semi-finals by Real Madrid, managed to keep their unbeaten home record in the tournament intact as their victory ended Malaga’s fairytale run.