Real Madrid escapes Schalke upset, qualifies for next phase of UEFA Champions League

Champions League title holder Real Madrid were beaten 4-3 Schalke at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night but qualified for the next round of the UEFA Champions League on 5-4 aggregate.

With a 2-0 lead from the first leg, Real Madrid were favourites for the ticket to the next phase but the Germans showed character, confidence and took advantage of the flaws at the back-line of the Whites.

The visitors drew the first blood in the 20th first half but Cristiano Ronaldo rose to the occasion to level thing up for the Spanish club and also getting his second later in the game to boost his Champions league goal record to 76 goals in 115 games.

Klaas Jan Huntelaar and 19-year old substitute Leroy Sane were thorns in the flesh of the hosts survived the scare.

Kevin-Prince Boateng's Boyhood football dream of playing for and against the biggest clubs fulfilled!

It is the dream of every footballer to hit the highest level of football, Kevin-Prince Boateng is no exception.

The Ghanaian footballer has played for quite a number of clubs and against household names in world football.

He shared this pic along with a comment via instagram on Tuesday ahead of his club's ULC clash on Wednesday:

prince09_Told my brother when I was 10 years old I promise you, I will play with the biggest and play against the biggest!!! My dream came true... Thanks to all my fans aswell!! 👍👍👍 #CL #S04RM #cantwait

Boateng has played for Hertha BSC in Germany, Tottenham Hotspur in England, Borussia Dortmund, Portsmouth, Genoa, and AC Milan.

Be of good cheer Schalke, you lost to a ''very good Chelsea team'' - says Mourinho

Google Image: Jose Mourinho

Chelsea Manager Jose Mourinho has sent out an encouraging message to Schalke after his team bashed the Germans 5-0 in a UCL game on Tuesday night.

The Germans went down five nil at the comfort zone yet Mourinho feels the team should take solace in the fact that they lost to a ''very good Chelsea team''.

''I think we should have scored even more,'' – said the Chelsea manager in a post match interview as quoted by the league body's website.

''Obviously Schalke must be very sad with the result, the only comfort they can take is that they lost against a very good Chelsea team.''

Mourinho further hailed his side for the impressive performance terming the result as abnormal.

''To win 5-0 away in the Champions League is not normal. To win 5-0 in Germany is even more not normal. 

''The performance was complete. It was very impressive.''


My Take: That's MOU for you after an emphatic victory, lol

What Real Madrid will wear against Schalke

PHOTO/@RealMadridplace

Both Players will be starting the match against Schalke 04 in Germany tonight and hope to re-write the history books.