Istanbul: Didier Drogba and his Galatasaray team-mates have a tough task when they try to overturn a 3-0 deficit against Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday.
Drogba, who won the title last season with Chelsea, will take some cheer from his performance in Saturday's domestic championship game against Mersin Idman Yurdu when he scored two second-half goals in a 3-1 win.
However, the mood at Galatasaray was soured at that game by coach Fatih Terim's anger at refereeing decisions in a row which led to him and his two assistants being sent to the stands, overshadowing preparations for Tuesday's return leg in Istanbul.
In Madrid last week, Galatasaray were taught "a good lesson" by the Spanish side, according to Drogba....
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