The winger has stated that Madrid will find it very difficult to qualify for the next round of the Champions League at the expense of the Turkish powerhouse.
Spain’s fairytale in this year’s UEFA Champions League has been one to be proud of. Three out of the four clubs which took part in the tournament have made it to the quarter final stage of the competition.
Real Madrid, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Barcelona-c39078, Valencia and outsiders Malaga had all qualified for the top European competition of this season and things have certainly gone very smoothly for the Spanish sides in this season’s edition of the Champions League.
Malaga, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 failed to book their ticket in the quarter finals of the competition as French side PSG narrowly edged past them in the round of 16 of the prestigious
European competition.
Almost a fortnight back, the draws revealed that Spanish Champions Real Madrid were to rake on the challenge of Turkish side Galatasaray in the final eight of the competition as Los Blancos look to keep their hunt of La Decima alive.
It has been more than a decade that the most successful club in the history of the competition has failed to grab a title to its name, even book a place in the show piece final of the tournament.
The next hurdle seems to be an easier one than the unlucky Manchester United who bowed out of the Champions League at the hands of Los Blancos in the previous round, in highly controversial circumstances.
However, former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Albert-Riera-c4301 has stated that there will be no discount packages for the Madrid giants as they look to visit the Turkish powerhouse.
"Can we knock out Madrid? Why not ... We have enough talent to play against anyone, honestly. People are going to be surprised by us because we're going to attack with everything we have," http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Riera-c31142 was quoted as saying by Marca.
"If we get a good result in the first leg, watch out in the return leg, because at home we could seal it.”
"Obviously, the Real Madrid players are used to this sort of atmosphere, but we aren't going to give up. They're the favourites, it’s true, but anything is possible."
The winner of the two legged tie will face either Borussia Dortmund or Spanish side Malaga in the semi final stage of the competition.
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