Why was anyone surprised? Cristiano Ronaldo ended talk of a scoring drought by netting his 58th Champions League goal for Real Madrid in 58 games for the club to help Real Madrid to a 2-0 win over Roberto di Matteo’s Schalke. It was the 12th consecutive away game in the Champions League that Ronaldo had scored in and he set up Marcelo in the second half to put the game beyond the Germans. Ronaldo had not scored in his last three games. He hadn’t gone four games without scoring for four years but he rose to head past Schalke’s 19-year-old keeper Timon Wellenreuther to put Real Madrid in-front in the first half.
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Real Madrid earn 2-0 Champions League last 16 first leg victory against Schalke
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Cristiano Ronaldo gives Carlos Ancelotti's side first half lead with 25th-minute header
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Portuguese forward ends mini goal drought which lasted just under five hours
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Ronaldo has now scored 58 Champions League goals in 58 games for Los Blancos
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Marcelo fires Madrid into 2-0 lead with brilliant solo effort in 78th-minute
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Madrid also achieved 10th consecutive Champions League victory
@placeholder's second half goal gives Madrid a comfortable 2-0 aggregate scoreline ahead of the second leg in March