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of those fans and that stadium, the Ali Sami Yen.

Look, it's a hostile atmosphere, we know.

How difficult is it to play against a crowd like this? What is it like, Macca?

Um, it's exciting, it's exhilarating. As a player, you would want this type of atmosphere.

It's very... I played at the older stadium, which was more hostile

because the fans were... could virtually touch you, to be honest,

and they were quite dangerous at the time, trying to break into your hotel the night before.

That's when it... that's when you start to worry about it. But it's not necessarily dangerous tonight.

This is a beautiful stadium. Everywhere in Europe, whether you go to Bayern,

whether you go to Istanbul, whether you go to Barca,

you'll see at Real Madrid tomorrow, the atmosphere is hostile.

They love their football, Galatasaray. They sit top of the Turkish league,

and rightly so. This is their biggest game again. They've knocked out Juventus,

but a Premier League team's coming into town, a Premier League team with a Champions League record.

So this is their biggest game now. They'll love it tonight.