Cristiano Ronaldo ended a rare three
game goalscoring drought with the first goal in
Real Madrid's record equalling 10th straight
Champions League win on Wednesday beating
Schalke 04 2-0 in Germany.
The holders, whose other goal came through
Brazilian Marcelo in the second-half, will fancy
their chances of easing through to the quarter-
finals when they meet in the second leg next
month.
Real's victory, which fortunately for the hosts did
not come near the 6-1 hammering they took in
last season's last 16 first leg encounter in
Germany, equalled Bayern Munich's record which
was set back in December 2013.
"It's clear that Cristiano Ronaldo lives to score
goals," said Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti.
"It's not a problem for us if he doesn't score for a
game or two but it's obvious that the goal did him
good.
"It wasn't only a goal for the statistics. It was an
important goal - the lead goal. At a key stage of
the season it was important to win and I think
we're on the right track."
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