By Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL, April 8 (Reuters) - Didier Drogba and his Galatasaray team friends have if they attempt to overturn a 3-0 debt against Real Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday a hardcore task. Drogba, who won the name last time with Chelsea, will require some cheer from his effectiveness in Saturday's domestic championship game against Mersin Idman Yurdu when he scored two second-half goals in a 3-1 win. Nevertheless, the mood at Galatasaray was soured at that game by instructor Fatih Terim's anger at refereeing decisions in a line which led to him and his two assistants being sent to the stands, overshadowing preparations for Tuesday's return leg in Istanbul. In Madrid a week ago, Galatasaray were taught "a great lesson" by the Spanish side, in accordance with Drogba. "We are not at their level but I do believe it's a lack of knowledge more than beIN Sport was told by anything else," Drogba. "We are learning, we are a new group. There are things that need strengthening. "It is an excellent training, and one we have to exhibit we've learned well in the return leg. We desired to contain Madrid but we might have inked it in another way, with more audacity and violence. We would have caused them problems as we had chances but that is just how it is," he explained. Certainly one of Galatasaray's biggest headaches is the lack of crucial striker Burak Yilmaz, who is stopped after picking up a card in Madrid. Turkish media reported on Friday that the Istanbul area had applied to UEFA to really have the yellow card annulled. Galatasaray will also be lost key opponent Dany Nounkeu after his booking in Madrid ruled him out. RONALDO PURPOSE True romped to a 5-1 victory in the home to mid-table Levante on Saturday as several top performers were left by coach Jose Mourinho, including forward Cristiano Ronaldo, out of his starting lineup. Ronaldo got off the bench at halftime with Real top 2-1 and netted his 29th goal of the La Liga strategy before creating other change Mesut Ozil. Heart back Sergio Ramos and midfielder Xabi Alonso both played the full 90 minutes because they are suspended for Tuesday's game. "It could be that people have been in our most useful form of the season," Ronaldo, top scorer in the Champions League this season with seven goals, told reporters. "We have a complete team with the people available and that is very positive news." On Tuesday's game in Istanbul, he added: "It is just a hard match and our passage to another round is not yet assured. Three objectives is really a big guide but we have to play and go there and at the very least get one target. "We have to take things step by step, game by game, but I believe we've a great chance of getting to the final." Teams (possible ): Galatasaray: 25-Fernando Muslera; 27-Emmanuel Eboue, 26-Semih Kaya, 11-Albert Riera, 53-Nordin Amrabat; 14-Wesley Sneijder, 10-Felipe Melo, 8-Selcuk Inan, 4-Hamit Altintop; 19-Umut Bulut, 12-Didier Drogba Real Madrid: 41-Diego Lopez; 17-Alvaro Arbeloa, 2-Raphael Varane, 3-Pepe, 5-Fabio Coentrao; 6-Sami Khedira, 19-Luka Modric; 22-Angel Di Maria, 10-Mesut Ozil, 7-Cristiano Ronaldo; 9-Karim Benzema. (Additional reporting by Iain Rogers in Madrid; Editing by Daren Butler and Clare Fallon)
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