Real Madrid pulled off one of the performances of the season to beat Schalke 6-1 in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 clash.
Real Madrid look well on their way to absolutely destroying Schalke 04. They're already up 2-0 in Gelsenkirchen after just 21 minutes, with the second coming from Gareth Bale. He had a huge part in the first goal, then pulled off this insane dribbling
More likely than not, Real Madrid will win away to Schalke or pull off a scoring draw, setting up a simple second leg at the Bernabeu, but they're not taking Die Königsblauen lightly. Tweet Share on Twitter Share Share on
Dani Carvajal and Gareth Bale both start for Real Madrid, while pre-match doubt Benedikt Höwedes makes Schalke's 11.
Gareth Bale was close to unplayable as Real Madrid all but sealed their place in the Champions League quarter-finals. The £86million forward scored two and made two as Real ran riot against a poor Schalke side in Gelsenkirchen, winning 6-1 with ease.
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