All the big-guns return for Real Madrid as they prepare the defence of their title..
Real Madrid take on Schalke 04 in the first Champions League knockout stage in a bid to become the first side to reclaim Europe’s premier club competition.
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These two teams met in the group stages lasts season as Real Madrid ran riot in Gelsenkirchen, winning 6-1 in a one-sided affair.
Our starting XI against Schalke! #SCHvsRealMadrid #HalaMadrid #RMLive pic.twitter.com/hHHIdvK1OE
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) February 18, 2015
Schalke will be hoping to prevent such a scoreline, but can call upon star striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar as he only serves a domestic ban.
Hier ist unsere Aufstellung gegen @realmadrid! #S04RMA pic.twitter.com/ig5zsCFFPZ
— FC Schalke 04 (@s04) February 18, 2015