Chelsea and Galatasaray will battle it out for a place in the Champions League quarter finals at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday after a 1-1 draw in the first leg. It will also be a battle between two of Europe's best football managers. Jose Mourinho is a two-time Champions League winner, with Porto and Inter in 2004 and 2010 respectively, and he could become the first manager to lift the trophy with three different clubs. Roberto Mancini on the other hand has won multiple league titles in Italy and England but never managed to be successful in the Champions League.
Galatasaray were held by Karabükspor at the weekend, but probably Roberto Mancini and his men were already thinking about the crucial match in England. Chelsea are unbeaten in their last seven European knockout matches, their last defeat was a 1-0 loss to Manchester United in 2011. Galatasaray will feature striker Didier Drogba upfront, a Chelsea legend after eight seasons at the club and a decisive penalty converted in the 2012 Champions League final.
"I had mixed feelings," Drogba said when asked about being drawn against Chelsea. "First of all I was happy to play against my ex-club, against my friends. But at the same time it is a very special moment because I do not know what my reaction will be. You know that I spent eight years at Chelsea, so I really don't know. I am quite apprehensive about it." This should be a tight match with Galatasaray trying their best to produce an upset but my prediction is that Chelsea will win 2-0.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Chelsea win - 2/5 Draw - 4/1 Galatasaray win - 8/1
luminairee
10 years ago
Yeah ended like all expected, wasnt it the same pair as a year ago ? Chelsea definitely played a way better than them so they deserved a win , galatasaray had some chances but they have what to work on for upcoming year , yeah... at least they tried :D
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pasty
10 years ago
It ended as expected, Chelsea managed to qualify, Galatasaray didn't stand a chance at Stamford Bridge. Now i'm eager to see who they'll meet in the next round, maybe Real? That would be great and amazing to watch, Mourinho vs. the last team he trained before taking over Chelsea.
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