Galatasaray 1-1 Schalke: Jones fires valuable away goal to earn Schalke draw

Published on 21/02/2013 00:00

GALATASARAY striker Burak Yilmaz scored his seventh goal in seven Champions League matches but his team were held to a draw by Schalke 04 last night thanks to a Jermaine Jones goal in their last-16 first-leg match. Yilmaz put Galatasaray ahead in the 12th minute, flicking the ball around a defender to power in a shot past keeper Timo Hildebrand. Schalke equalised in the closing seconds of a pulsating first half as Jones side-footed the ball past Fernando Muslera, leaving the German side well placed ahead of the second leg.

New Galatasaray signing Didier Drogba linked well with Yilmaz in attack but fellow big-name signing Wesley Sneijder was subbed at half time.