(28.94966, 41.01384) - AFP IS CLOSING THIS LIVE REPORT after Real Madrid survived a stirring second-half fightback by Galatasaray to qualify for the Champions League semi-finals for the third successive year with a 5-3 aggregate victory.
Already leading 3-0 from the first leg last week, it took Jose Mourinho's side just eight minutes to add to their advantage in Istanbul as Sami Khedira crossed for Cristiano Ronaldo to sweep the ball home from close range.
However, after Ronaldo had missed a gilt-edged chance to double his tally on the night, Galatasaray then produced an unlikely comeback after Emmanuel Eboue rifled in a equaliser from the edge of the area.
Wesley Sneijder and Didier Drogba added two goals in a minute to give the home supporters genuine belief their side could cause a huge upset.
Galatasaray threw men forward and coach Fatih Terim brought on striker Johan Elmander for Eboue in the search for the two more goals his side needed.
Real defender Alvaro Arbeloa then saw two quick-fire yellow cards a minute from time, but Ronaldo then sealed Madrid's path into the last four with another sweet strike in stoppage time -- his 49th in the Champions League taking him to fifth on the all-time list.
Real are nine-time European champions and Jose Mourinho's side are now one step closer to a fabled 10th title this season, 'La Décima' as it is known to their fans.
In the night's other game, Borussia Dortmund staged a remarkable last-ditch comeback against Malaga to join Real in the last four.
Malaga were leading 2-1 in the going into injury-time when Dortmund's Marco Reus gave his side a glimmer of hope with a 91st-minute equaliser, though the Spaniards would still have gone through on away goals.
But in the frantic closing seconds, Reus then managed to stab the ball across the Malaga goalmouth for Brazilian centre-back Felipe Santana to toe the ball over the line for the crucial third Dortmund goal.
Replays showed Santana may have been offisde but the goal stood and the Germans were through.
Read on for a blow-by-blow account of how Real Madrid went through 5-3 on aggregate despite losing 3-2 in Istanbul tonight with score updates from the other game:
2105 GMT: "Incredible drama tonight, but in the end the two best teams won. Now for Barca & Bayern to do the business for a dream Spain-Germany semi-finals," AFP Madrid sports correspondent Kieran Canning writes via his Twitter handle @KieranCanning.
2057 GMT: Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho looks a relieved man giving his immediate reaction to the result to ITV:
"They were strong mentally -- they played with 50,000 plus 11 players," Mourinho says. "But there was not time to be nervous.
"Their style of play was hard but we're in the semi-finals and that's what really matters.
"We had everything to lose and nothing to win tonight. But my team was ready to work hard.
"Now we have a semi-final to play against a great team - I don't know which one but a great team."
2047 GMT: "They (Galatasaray) gave Madrid a fright but it's a shame they couldn't manage more than a good 20 minute spell over the two legs," former Manchester United midfield stalwart and now ITV pundit Roy Keane tells the British channel.
"Credit to Galatasaray they showed good fighting spirit."
2045 GMT: FULL-TIME - Borussia Dortmund 3 Malaga 2 (3-2 on aggregate)
BORUSSIA DORTMUND QUALIFY FOR THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINALS
90+3 mins: FULL-TIME: Galatasaray 3 Real Madrid 2 (3-5 on aggregate)
REAL MADRID QUALIFY FOR THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINALS
YELLOW CARD! Nordin Amrabat booked for a rash lnge on Ronaldo
90+2 mins: GOAL! Galatasaray 3 Real Madrid 2 (3-5 on aggregate)
Ronaldo has wrapped it up for Real!!
He fires a right-footed shot home from the edge of the area to finally clinch the tie.
90+1 mins: SCORE UPDATE - GOAL! Borussia Dortmund 3 Malaga 2 (3-2 on aggregate)
Dortmund score again! What a turnaround in Germany!
90 mins: SCORE UPDATE - GOAL! Borussia Dortmund 2 Malaga 2 (2-2 on aggregate)
Dortmund have drawn level through Reus - but they need another...
89 mins: RED CARD! Arvalo Arbeloa gets a second yellow for backchat to the referee and is sent off! What was he thinking?
88 mins: YELLOW CARD! Real Madrid's Arvalo Arbeloa booked
87 mins: Didier Drogba goes up for a ball at the back post but can't quite reach it and ends up flat on his back - time running out for the hosts now.
83 mins: DISALLOWED GOAL!
Didier Drogba has the ball in the Real Madrid net - but the flag's up and he was a good yard offside.
SUBSTITUTION: Real Madrid send on defender Raul Albiol for Mesut Ozil.
82 mins: SCORE UPDATE - GOAL! Borussia Dortmund 1 Malaga 2 (1-2 on aggregate)
Malaga are ahead in Germany with a goal from substitute Eliseu - the Spanish club heading through to the semi-finals as it stands with Dortmund now needing to score twice in the last ten minutes.
80 mins: SUBSTITUTION: Fatih Terim is throwing caution to the wind now, sending former Bolton Wanderers striker Johan Elmander on for Emmanuel Eboue.
73 mins: SUBSTITUTION: Benzema is on for Higuain
72 mins: GOAL! Galatasaray 3 Real Madrid 1 (3-4 on aggregate)
GAME ON NOW - Didier Drogba scores the hosts' second inside two minutes with an impudent right-footed back-heel from eight yards out!
Even Jose Mourinho's nerves might be jangling now - can Galatasaray get the two more they need?
70 mins: GOAL!! Galatasaray 2 Real Madrid 1 (2-4 on aggregate)
Wesley Sneijder makes amends for his awful miss with a second goal for the hosts, taking a first touch with his left foot before finishing coolly with his right.
The noise was already deafening but that's really cranked up the decibels!
65 mins: PENALTY SHOUT! Penalty claim from the Galatasary players as Pepe catches Didier Drogba with a karate-kick inside the area just as the Ivorian striker unleashed his shot at goal.
The striker writhes around on the ground but seems to be making the most of it and the referee isn't convinced.
63 mins: SUBSTITUTION - Galatasaray make a change with Sabri Sarioglu on for Umut Bulut.
The stadium's rocking now but the hosts need another goal quickly to keep this interesting.
62 mins: WHAT A MISS! Wesley Sneijder misses a absolute sitter from ten yards out, dragging his side-footed shot well wide of Diego Lopez's goal - that could have really given Jose Mourinho some food for thought.
58 mins: GOAL! Galatasaray 1 Real Madrid 1 (1-4 on aggregate)
Emmanuel Eboue scores his first ever goal for Galatasaray with a bullet from the edge of the area from Wesley Sneijder's pass! A truly sensational strike from the Ivorian.
Now they only need four more...
57 mins: CHANCE! What a miss! Angel Di Maria finds Cristiano Ronaldo with the outside of a boot in the area but the Portuguese striker gets the ball stuck under his feet and drags it wide.
51 mins: Sami Khedira is getting some treatment after some rugged defending from Gokhan Zan - the centre-back tackled the Real Madrid man fairly but followed it up by catching him on the face with a boot. Didn't look intentional though.
1952 GMT: KICK-OFF - Real Madrid get the second half under way again at the Turk Telecom Arena.
SUBSTITUTION: Galatasaray have made a change with Moroccan midfielder Nordin Amrabat replacing Hamit Altintop.
1950 GMT: Ronaldo now has 47 goals in 47 games this season - 29 in 29 in La Liga, 6 in 6 in the Copa del Rey, 10 in 10 in the Champions League and 2 in 2 in the Super Copa.
1945 GMT: Half-time at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund too where it's Borussia Dortmund 1 Malaga 1 (1-1 on aggregate).
Onus on the Germans to score after the break or we might have a surprise on our hands.
45+2 mins: HALF-TIME - Galatasaray 0 Real Madrid 1 (0-4 on aggregate)
45 mins: YELLOW CARD! Galatasaray's Emmanuel Eboue is cautioned.
There will be two added minutes before the break.
40 mins: SCORE UPDATE - GOAL! Borussia Dortmund 1 Malaga 1 (1-1 on aggregate)
Polish striker Robert Lewandowski with the equaliser for Dortmund in tonight's other tie.
38 mins: CHANCE! Galatasaray corner on the right is pulled back to Wesley Sneijder -- the Dutch midfielder takes a touch before firing in a low right-footed shot which Diego Lopez gets down smartly to save.
33 mins: Galatasaray's Selcuk Inan fires in a free-kick but it's deflected behind off the Real Madrid wall - the home fans seems to have rediscovered their voice but the hosts will need a goal soon to keep them involved.
30 mins: SUBSTITUTION: Sure enough, Ghanaian midefielder Michael Essien has been replaced by former Liverpool full-back Alvaro Arbeloa, though he looks set to play a defensive midfield role here.
28 mins: Real Madrid's Michael Essien goes down injured - Alvaro Arbeloa is being readied on the touchline.
24 mins: CHANCE! Real Madrid look to be on ominously good form and almost make it 2-0 - Ronaldo spots the run of Angel Di Maria from deep and flicks an impudent back-hell through to the Argentine in the area but his powerful shot is tipped over by goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.
Great save.
24 mins: SCORE UPDATE - GOAL! Borussia Dortmund 0 Malaga 1 (0-1 on aggregate)
A surprise may be on the cards in Dortmund where Joaquin has put the Spanish club ahead in tonight's other quarter-final second leg. The first leg ended 0-0.
19 mins: YELLOW CARD! Wesley Sneijder cautioned for what looks like dissent after former Arsenal full-back Emmanuel Eboue has a highly optimistic penalty appeal waved away.
14 mins: Wesley Sneijder's cross the the right is deflected behind and Galatasaray have a corner. Real Madrid clear it but it's whipped back in towards the Dutch midfielder inside the 18-yard box, though the ball evades his despairing dive.
11 mins: Not only was that a terrible start for Fatih Terim's side but it could also kill the game as a spectacle as the hosts now need to score five to go through -- the whistles are already raining down from the stands in Istanbul.
8 mins: GOAL! Galatasaray 0 Real Madrid 1 (0-4 on aggregate)
Cristiano Ronaldo scores from Sami Khedira's low cross from the right -- the worse possible start for the hosts.
Poor defending from Galatasaray as Ronaldo was able to ghost in at the near post to sidefoot home his 10th Champions League goal of the season.
3 mins: CHANCE! Early opening for Real Madrid as a loose ball is chased by Gonzalo Higuain. Goalkeeper Fernando Muslera races out and gets to it first but sends it straight to Angel Di Maria. The Argentine fires it goalwards but Muslera gets a boot to it, deflecting it past a post.
1848 GMT: KICK-OFF - Galatasaray get the game under way amid a raucous atmosphere in Istanbul.
1840 GMT: Tonight's game is being played at the multi-purpose Turk Telecom Arena, which replaced the Ali Sami Yen Stadium as Galatasaray's home two years ago.
The club's old stadium was nicknamed "Hell" by Galatasaray's supporters because of its notoriously intimidating atmosphere created by enthusiastic support, with flares, smoke and drums common features -- the club's fans may have to stir up some of that passion to get past Madrid tonight.
1830 GMT: Team news just in -- Galatasaray boss Fatih Terim has made just two enforced changes as his side look to overturn a 3-0 first-leg deficit.
Cameroonian defender Dany Nounkeu and top-scorer Burak Yilmaz are suspended so Gokhan Zan comes into the backline, whilst Umut Bulut partners Dider Drogba in attack.
Madrid, meanwhile, have made three changes from the first leg as the suspended duo of defender Sergio Ramos and midfielder Xabi Alsonso are replaced by Pepe and Luka Modric.
And up front Gonzalo Higuain is rewarded for his starring role in the 5-1 win over Levante at the weekend as he replaces Karim Benzema and captains Los Blancos.
Starting line-ups in the Champions League quarter-final, second leg:
Galatasaray (4-3-1-2):
Fernando Muslera; Emmanuel Eboue, Gokhan Zan, Semih Kaya, Albert Riera; Hamit Altintop, Selcuk Inan (capt), Felipe Melo; Wesley Sneijder; Umut Bulut, Didier Drogba
Coach: Fatih Terim
Real Madrid (4-2-3-1):
Diego Lopez; Michael Essien, Pepe, Raphael Varane, Fabio Coentrao; Luka Modric, Sami Khedira; Angel Di Maria, Mesut Ozil, Cristiano Ronaldo; Gonzalo Higuain (Capt)
Coach: Jose Mourinho (POR)
Referee: Stephane Lannoy (FRA)
1825 GMT: Tonight's game will be Mesut Ozil's first in Turkey, it's being reported -- the Real Madrid midfielder is a second generation German (his grandparents are Turkish but parents were born in Germany).
He could have played for the Turkish national side but opted to represent Germany so it'll be interesting to see what reaction he gets from the fans in Istanbul.
1812 GMT: Here are the starting line-ups for tonight's other Champions League quarter-final, second leg between Borussia Dortmund and Malaga at Signal Iduna Park:
Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1):
Roman Weidenfeller (capt); Lukasz Piszczek, Neven Subotic, Felipe Santana, Marcel Schmelzer; Sven Bender, Ilkay Gundogan; Jakub Blaszczykowski, Mario Goetze, Marco Reus; Robert Lewandowski.
Coach: Juergen Klopp (GER)
Malaga (4-4-2):
Willy Caballero; Jesus Gamez, Martin Demichelis, Sergio Sanchez, Antunes; Joaquin, Jeremy Toulalan, Ignacio Camacho, Duda (capt); Isco, Julio Baptista.
Coach: Manuel Pellegrini (CHI)
Referee: Craig Thomson (SCO)
1805 GMT: Along with their 3-0 deficit from the first leg, Galatasaray also have manage without their star striker Burak Yilmaz tonight.
The Turkish frontman has eight goals in this season's Champions League but is suspended after being booked for diving in the first leg, a decision that TV replays showed was pretty harsh.
WELCOME TO AFP'S LIVE REPORT on the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final between Real Madrid and Turkish giants Galatasaray at the Turk Telecom Arena in Istanbul.
Jose Mourinho's Real side hold a commanding 3-0 lead from the first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu last Wednesday.
Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain have put the Spanish champions within touching distance of their third consecutive semi-final in Europe's premier club competition, but goalkeeper Diego Lopez insists they have to maintain their attacking instinct for the second leg.
"It is obvious that 3-0 is a very good result for us," he told the club's website. "But I think the key will be to score a goal there and then that will practically put us through.
"Our mentality has to be to go there and score. To rely on the 3-0 would be an error."
But several high street bookmakers in Britain have Real Madrid 500/1 on to go through tonight, illustrating the size of the task facing Fatih Terim's side.
In tonight's other Champions League game Spanish side Malaga travel to Borussia Dortmund having held the German side to a goalless draw in last Wednesday's first leg.
Kick-off in both games is less than an hour away at 1845 GMT (1945 BST) so stay with us for all the action as it unfolds in Istanbul and for goal updates from the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund.
