Match Report
9 points and 2 places separated them: Real Madrid 2nd with 11, Galatasaray 4th with 2. The last five rounds placed Galatasaray no better than 28th for form, against 4th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Real Madrid 2.33 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Galatasaray 0.17 and 2.33, with the league averaging 1.6.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 5 Real Madrid wins, 2 for Galatasaray, 0 draws, at 4.14 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 71% of the meetings. History points to goals: 86% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 57%.
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid staged the fixture, a ground that holds 81,044. Real Madrid led 4-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 6-0 full-time score.