VIDEO Real Madrid 2-0 Schalke: Highlights, Goals; Marcelo And Ronaldo Give Holders 1st Leg Lead In Germany

There was no humiliation for Schalke this time around, but a 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid in Gelsenkirchen nevertheless leaves the Champions League holders as resounding favorites to progress to this year's quarterfinals. At the same venue where they emerged with an emphatic 6-1 win at the same stage of last season's competition, a first-half Cristiano Ronaldo header and an unstoppable late strike from Marcelo gave Madrid a sizable advantage to take back the Bernabeu in three weeks' time.