Real Madrid and Schalke are playing live on the Champions League schedule on Tuesday and the match will be streaming from Fox Soccer 2Go from the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu and it starts up at 3:45 pm ET and manager Carlo Ancelotti has said that superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will be in the lineup despite the fact that the team dominated the first leg and is likely on its way through to the next stage.
Real Madrid comes into the match playing very well and it is nearly impossible for Schalke to come back in this second leg, especially because it's away, but also because the team won the first matchup 6-1 and it would take a miracle to win out on Tuesday. The team comes in after wins against Malaga and Levante in La Liga and they are also through already to the Copa del Rey finals and that will be against Barcelona and that is a huge matchup that is coming next month and will be a big test for both sides as they prepare for the back stretch of the season.
Real Madrid and Atletico pulled a draw just after the first leg of the Champions League and they are just three points back of Real in the table standings, while Barca is next and no one else really has a chance in that league apart from those teams at the top. This season Ronaldo is once again leading the team in scoring and he has 25 goals, while Gareth Bale has 10 and he is tops on the team with 11 assists and so far his first season with the club has been a success and he has played very well alongside Ronaldo.
Real Madrid has said all week that they will not look at the match against Schalke as a foregone conclusion even though it is and manager Carlo Ancelotti plans on playing Ronaldo and his other top players despite the hefty lead. He was not totally pleased with how things went in the last game and he likely will make some changes in the lineup, but not much. Alvaro Morata, Jese and Cristiano Ronaldo will play ahead for the team and Ronaldo comes in after scoring nine goals in the group stage and two in the last matchup with the team and that could mean some more fireworks on Tuesday.
On Sunday this week, Real Madrid plays against Barcelona and the Clasico will be from the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu and it comes before the team has a matchup with Barca in the Copa later on. Schalke comes in at third on the Bundesliga table and they are playing real Madrid as Chelsea looks to try and finish ahead of Galatasaray at home at Stamford Bridge. The final matches of the round of 16 come next on Wednesday as Borussia Dortmund and Zenit St. Petersburg play and at the same time it will be Manchester United taking on Olympiakos and that will be big after the 2-0 loss by Man U and this comes from Old Trafford.
Check here for the Schalke and Real Madrid Live coverage from Fox.