Champions League

Galatasaray book quarters spot

2013-03-12 23:51
Schalke's Sead Kolasinac and Galatasaray's Didier Drogba (AP)

Gelsenkirchen - Turkish giants Galatasaray beat Schalke 3-2 on Tuesday to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals with a 4-3 victory on aggregate.

Umut Bulut scored the winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time, though Galatasaray were already through with a 2-2 draw.

Barcelona also advanced with a 4-0 win over AC Milan, overcoming a 2-0 deficit from the first leg. Roman Neustadter put Schalke ahead in the 17th minute but Galatasaray fought back with two goals before half-time.

Hamit Altintop scored with a long-range shot against his former team in the 37th minute and Burak Yilmaz put the Istanbul side in front in the 42nd.

Michel Bastos levelled in the 63rd and Schalke missed several chances after that to win the match.

Galatasaray reached the last eight for the first time since 2001.

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