Real Madrid qualifies for next phase of UEFA Champions League despite defeat to Schalke

Defending Champions of UEFA Champions League Real Madrid were beaten 4-3 Schalke at home on Tuesday night, but were able to still qualified for the next round of the competition on 5-4 away goal aggregate.
          
The first leg ended 2-0 at Germany, Real Madrid were favorites for the ticket to the next phase but the Germans side showed great character in the second leg after they took advantage of the galaticos weakness in defense.

The visitors took the lead in the 20th minutes through a fine finish by Funchs but Real star Cristiano Ronaldo came to the rescue in the 25th minutes by scoring the equalizer to draw his team level.

But the Germany club refused to be intimidated after Klaas Jan Huntelaar doubled their lead in the 40th minutes, Ronaldo once again put his side leveled 5 minutes later in the game to boost his Champions league goal record to 76 goals in 115 games to emerge the highest goal scorer but for once, the Portuguese was not the story as Bundesliga side Schalke threaten what was the unthinkable.

Huntelaar and substitute Leroy Sane were thorns in the flesh of the host, has they both delivered the crucial goals that sink the Madrid stars on the night at Santiago Bernabeu.