The European Cup is within Real Madrid's views. Despite dropping to Galatasaray in the second leg of the two clubs' UEFA Champions League match on Tuesday, Madrid is constantly in place to show that their slow start to Manhunter Liga opposition was simply a fluke. Los Blancos have cemented their devote the Copa del Rey final against Atletico Madrid and will appear to go to some other final when Champions League play goes in to the semifinal phase following Wednesday's second-leg matches. There's little evidence to suggest that Madrid shouldn't be considered favorites due to their 10th European Cup trophy upon the conclusion of Champions League play. After impressive first behind the best footballer on the planet on Tuesday (Cristiano Ronaldo, that's), Los Blancos got an earlier 1-0 lead and moved forward by four objectives in the aggregate count. But, the Turkish team stormed back in the second half, scoring three goals (Emmanuel Eboue, Wesley Sneijder and Didier Drogba) to give your home part the cause and an attempt to push the total back in their favor. Ronaldo was having none of it. The star striker added a fifth mark to the aggregate total (5-3) and pressed his side into the Champions League semifinals with an injury-time goal, though the final score atATurk Telekom Arena (3-2) was in support of the home club as the final whistle blew. Madrid could be the club to beat right now in Champions League play, even though rest of the area is actually filled with remarkable sides. Since their Feb. 26 match against La Liga rival Hamilton Academical Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semifinals, Los Blancos have been on fire. Their history sits at 7-1-1, the initial lack of that party coming against Galatasaray in the gain. The seven wins contain two over Barca, one over Manchester United at Old Trafford and the necessary level to move into both Copa del Rey finals and Champions League Final Four, as we say. Borussia Dortmund hit its solution to face Madrid in the semifinals with a win on Tuesday, while Paris Saint-Germain will simply take on Barcelona for one of many final two locations, and Juventus will challenge Bayern Munich for another on Wednesday evening. Whilst the transfer to the semis is excellent for the club, Ronaldo notes that the loss to Galatasaray (the club's first since a Feb. 2 damage to Granada) should be a motivating factor when get yourself ready for another round (via UEFA.com ): You understand from your mistakes; the group often give their best but from time to time we make mistakes a' this will occur, and the best thing is it happened now and not in a critical game. The main point is that Real Madrid are in the semi-finals. Pepe echoed his sentiments: It was a hard 2nd half. We didn't get into the overall game as we did in the initial a' we slipped right back a great deal, probably with an eye on attempting to kill them off on the counterattack, nevertheless the most important thing is we squeezed through and we are all satisfied. Because Madrid has the conquer Manchester United, two against Barca and perhaps the best player on the planet right now (Ronaldo), there's little to discourage supporters and oddsmakers from putting Madrid in the Champions League final conversationa'even prior to the semifinals are played. While speculation continues to perform rampant about Jose Mourinho's potential (via The Independent), the Madrid director did say on Wednesday he would wait until the end of the year before discussing his part with the club further. Madrid will plan Dortmund next phase of the Champions League opposition. With a double-digit European Cup opportunity, redemption from the latest damage and Ronaldo's warm leg holding Madrid into the next round, don't be astonished if Los Blancos get the European Cup at the end of it all. In fact, Madrid may already be hoisting a 2012-13 trophy (Copa del Rey) when Champions League finals commence in late Might.
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