Jose Mourinho got his wish in yesterday's draw for the last-16 of the Champions League.
The Chelsea manager had publicly professed his willingness to see Didier Drogba return to a hero's welcome at Stamford Bridge and thanks to the draw the Ivorian's Galatasaray side will take on the Blues over two legs.
Since moving to Istanbul last January, Drogba has scored 16 goals in 39 games in all competitons and here are some of those strikes in the yellow and red of Gala...
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Roberto Mancini's impact at the club has been minimal so far as Galatasaray flounder down in third in the Turkish Super Lig, 11 points off league leaders Fenerbahce.
Form has been patchy, although progression to the Champions League knockout stages at the expense of Juventus was a good achievement.
Mancini has a famously prickly relationship with players under his charge and here was the moment he met his Galatasaray squad for the first time two months ago...
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