By HAROLD HECKLE, Related Media MADRID (AP) a' With a prominent screen, Real Madrid set it self in primary position to reach the Champions League semifinals. Cristiano Ronaldo scored seven minutes in, and Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain added objectives in a 3-0 conquer Galatasaray on Wednesday evening in the very first leg of the quarterfinal. Ronaldo put the nine-time champions forward with when he split up defenders Emmanuel Eboue and Semih Kaya, ran onto a properly calculated through-pass from Mesut Oezil and chipped goalkeeper Fernando Muslera with a left-footed picture from 10 yards. Ronaldo has 45 goals in 2013, including a Champions League-leading nine. Benzema doubled the lead in the 29th with a right-footed picture from 8 meters after Michael Essien's combination went over Eboue and arrived at Benzema's legs. Higuain replaced Benzema in the 65th and scored Madrid's third purpose ten minutes later on a header on Xabi Alonso's free end. Galatasaray, led by Didier Drogba and Wesley Sneijder, faces a hardcore tak in the 2nd leg of the total-goal line Tuesday in Turkey. "If we score a goal, they'll need certainly to score five. However in baseball many incredible things have been seen so by me, nothing could surprise me," Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said. "Istanbul is a extremely tough place to play. They will fight very hard against us. The story of baseball is packed with miracles, and I'll influence and decide to try my players that it is not absolutely all over yet." Alonso and Sergio Ramos is likely to be suspended for the second leg for yellow-card accumulation. "Of class 3-0 is a negative result," Galatasaray instructor Fatih Terim explained, criticizing Norwegian umpire Svein Oddvar Moen. "The referee did not dare offer a number of fines against us. We'd our chances, too, but we failed to change them." In Wednesday's different game, Malaga was help to a 0-0 link by going to Borussia Dortmund. In Tuesday's activities, Barcelona tied 2-2 at Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich won 2-0 at home against Juventus. Trademark 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This substance might not be revealed, broadcast, rewritten or reassigned.
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