One of the most indecisive encounters in the knockout stages of the Champions League pitting Schalke 04 to Galatasaray. The Germans took a good option for the quarter-finals after the draw (1-1) in the first leg at Galatasaray.
The Germans and Turks should deliver a hard duel and after the result of the first round, all scenarios are still possible. Playing at home, the club of Gelsenkirchen left slighty as favorite. The task may therefore be difficult for the Turks, led by their new recruit Didier Drogba. But beware, the former Marseille and his teammates have already proved that they could show off their competitive basis.
Then he celebrated his 35th birthday Monday, Didier Drogba did not have time to celebrate. On Tuesday, the Ivorian is plunging back into the European bath at the side of Gelsenkirchen on the occasion of the second leg knockout stages. And not to hear one last time this season the music of the Champions League, the former Chelsea striker knows he is condemned to a small feat.
The European defending Champion, author’s decisive penalty shootout Chelsea against Bayern Munich in the final in 2012 (1-1, 4 tab 3) still vibrates much for the queen competitions in which he scored 29 goals in 61 games. “Nine months after the penalty shootout, which gave us the victory, recover the C1, it is a nice wink,” he told TF1 before the first leg.
It is towards the elephant that the spectators will cast their eyes. The Ivorian will embody the qualification hopes of the Turks. To win, the blood and gold will rely on their star Didier Drogba.
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http://en.africatopsports.com/2013/03/11/happy-birthday-to-didier-drogba-35-years-old-today/