Real Madrid hold a slender 1-0 lead over Galatasaray in the Champions League this evening, thanks to a piece of adroit finishing from midfielder Isco.
Cristiano Ronaldo created Madrid's first opportunity as the Portuguese found space, before attempting to fire into the bottom corner, but his effort flew wide of the post.
The most interesting piece of action to develop in the opening quarter came when the recently-returned Madrid keeper Iker Casillas collided with Sergio Ramos, forcing the keeper to leave the field and be replaced by Diego Lopez.
The home side almost took the lead in the 19th minute when an Albert Riera set piece fell to Felipe Melo, but he wasn't able to turn the ball over the line.
Madrid then had a big penalty claim turned down in the 23rd minute as Ronaldo rounded Aurelien Chedjou, before being brought down by the defender, only for the referee to ignore Madrid's appeals.
Galatasaray hit back when Wesley Sneijder found space inside the box, before cutting it back towards Burak Yilmaz, but Ramos came across to make a vital challenge. From the resulting corner, keeper Lopez then had to make a fine save to deny Riera.
However, despite the even run of play, Madrid took the lead when Isco managed to hold off Emmanuel Eboue as he slotted the ball into the net from just inside the box.
Christopher Dodd
