GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo ended a brief goalscoring slump to help holder Real Madrid beat Schalke 2-0 in their Champions League last 16 match on Wednesday.
Ronaldo scored with a header in the 26th minute of the first leg match, after going three matches without a goal in the Spanish league. He also set up Marcelo for the second goal in the 79th. Real Madrid routed Schalke 6-1 last season at the same stadium with a ruthless attacking performance, advancing 9-2 on aggregate.
This time, Schalke defended much better but did not threaten much either. The closest it came to scoring was in the 74th, when Felix Platte, making his Champions League debut, fired a volley from the edge of the area against the crossbar.
The second leg is on March 10.
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