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Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid is a semifinals bout that few expected, but should wind up full of intense emotions. The first leg of the matchup takes place in one week with both sides looking to take a major advantage.
Real Madrid gets a chance to exact vengeance when it takes on Borussia Dortmund in the 2013 Champions league semifinals.
Galatasaray pulled off a tremendous 3-2 victory over Real Madrid in the second leg of the 2013 Champions league quarterfinals. However the team was ultimately eliminated 5-3 in the aggregate.
When the lottery for the UEFA Champions league quarterfinals was revealed a few weeks ago, many thought that Real Madrid struck gold when Galatasaray was announced as its sparring partner. After the first leg on Wednesday, that prognostication continues to look solid.
Real Madrid was anointed with the status of the front-runner heading into Wednesday's first leg against Galatasaray.
Many believe that Real Madrid got lucky by drawing Turkish side Galatasaray in the quarterfinals of the Champions league, but the "Emperor" Fatih Terim, the manager of Galatasaray, is confident that he has the assets and players to compete with the Spanish giants.
The destination of Cristiano Ronaldo has been debated for months and despite the superstar's statements that he is committed to Real Madrid, it seems that more rumors indicate that he could very well move.
Next week, the Champions League quarterfinals get underway with Real Madrid taking on Galatasaray. Many feel that Madrid benefitted from the draw and are the clear-cut favorites to win the double-header. However, the team is not so confident.
Even though the attention of the soccer world turned to the World Cup qualifiers, one man continued to garner a great deal of notice: Jose Mourinho.
Over the last few weeks, the competition between Lionel Messi and Ronaldo has tightened up with the Portuguese superstar putting on dazzling performances on a weekly basis. Messi started 2013 off slowly by his standards but has started to look more and more like the four-time Ballon D'Or winner. How did the two superstars fare in Week 27?
UEFA has announced the quarterfinals matchups for the 2013 Champions League. The matchups indicate a few lopsided tilts and two heavyweight matchups. After considering what each team must go through in order to move on, it is interesting to consider which teams' chances of winning the tournament have increased and which have decreased. Here is the power ranking for the remaining eight Champions league squads and their chances at reigning victorious.
For the last few weeks, momentum has built for a potential return of Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United. First the player expressed a desire to return. Then it was rumored that Real Madrid was intent on selling the player in the summer and that Manchester had put together deal for his services. Finally, more rumors circulated that Nike, the official sponsor of Manchester United and Ronaldo had met with the club to push the deal forward. However, all of this momentum was halted on Sunday when the Manchester board announced that it had not even mentioned the possibility of bringing back the superstar.
The rumor of Cristiano Ronaldo returning to Manchester United has circulated for the last few months. Ronaldo's own statements about his commitment to Real Madrid seemed to have minimized the chances of this occurring, but it seems that the English club is desperate to bring back the superstar at whatever cost necessary.
The controversial red card against Manchester United's Nani became the biggest story to come out of the heavyweight battle between United and Real Madrid, but the other major was the return and conquest of Cristiano Ronaldo over his former team.
Real Madrid moved on to the second round of the Champions League 2013 with a 2-1 over Manchester United. The aggregate over the two matches was 3-2 in favor Madrid.
