UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Real Madrid WWWLW 2
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Schalke 04 DWDWL 0
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RMA112
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1st Leg · VELTINS-Arena · 54,442 att.

Match Report

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Cristiano Ronaldo, Marcelo help Real Madrid to victory over Schalke

Real Madrid are on course to make the Champions League quarterfinals after a 2-0 victory at Schalke in the first leg of their last-16 tie.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
2
61.4
Possession
38.6
11
SHOTS
8
4
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
529
Accurate Passes
294
613
Passes
384
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
0
11
Crosses
8
0.1
Cross %
0.0
88
Long Balls
59
61
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
2
15
Effective Tackles
10
18
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
22
Effective Clearances
18
22
Clearances
18

Head to Head

RMA leads series 2-0

Lineups

S04 · 5-3-2

  1. 40Timon WellenreutherG
  2. 32Joël MatipCD
  3. 31Matija NastasicCD-L
  4. 4Benedikt HöwedesCD-R
  5. 15Dennis AogoLB
  6. 22Atsuto UchidaRB
  7. 33Roman NeustädterCM
  8. 9Kevin-Prince BoatengCM-L
  9. 12Marco HögerCM-R
  10. 13Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingCF-L
  11. 25Klaas-Jan HuntelaarCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Jan KirchhoffSUB
  2. 23Christian FuchsSUB
  3. 27Tranquillo BarnettaSUB
  4. 36Felix PlatteSUB
  5. 24Kaan AyhanSUB
  6. 28Christian WetkloSUB
  7. 7Max MeyerSUB

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Iker CasillasG
  2. 2Raphaël VaraneCD-L
  3. 3PepeCD-R
  4. 12MarceloLB
  5. 15Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 8Toni KroosCM
  7. 23IscoLM
  8. 16Lucas SilvaRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 7Cristiano RonaldoLF
  11. 11Gareth BaleRF

Substitutes

  1. 26Álvaro MedránSUB
  2. 13Keylor NavasSUB
  3. 20JeséSUB
  4. 18NachoSUB
  5. 24Asier IllarramendiSUB
  6. 14Javier HernándezSUB
  7. 17Álvaro ArbeloaSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 26' Goal! FC Schalke 04 0, Real Madrid 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Carvajal with a cross.
  3. 33' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Felix Platte replaces Klaas-Jan Huntelaar because of an injury.
  4. 34' Kevin-Prince Boateng (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+2' Roman Neustädter (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 57' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Jan Kirchhoff replaces Roman Neustädter.
  7. 63' Jan Kirchhoff (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 78' Substitution, Real Madrid. Javier Hernández replaces Karim Benzema.
  9. 79' Goal! FC Schalke 04 0, Real Madrid 2. Marcelo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
  10. 80' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Max Meyer replaces Marco Höger.
  11. 82' Substitution, Real Madrid. Álvaro Arbeloa replaces Daniel Carvajal because of an injury.
  12. 85' Substitution, Real Madrid. Asier Illarramendi replaces Isco.

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