Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti hailed the 6-1 UEFA
Champions League hammering of Schalke on Wednesday as "the perfect
match".
The Spanish giants were simply irresistible in the first
leg of their last-16 clash at the Veltins Arena, blowing Schalke away with two
goals apiece from Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale.
The trio took their cumulative goals total for the season
to 70 before Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored a brilliant volley in second-half
stoppage time against his former team that was nothing more than a consolation
for the Germans.
The result equalled Real's best-ever away win in the
Champions League and Ancelotti was understandably elated to be taking what
looks almost certain to be an unassailable five-goal cushion back to the
Bernabeu.
"The match was perfect," he told Canal Plus.
"We all played well together, working as one.
"Everything has gone well tonight - defensively, in
attack. The front three especially looked very dangerous."
Ronaldo acknowledged that the performances of Benzema,
Bale and himself were hard to contain, but the Portuguese was quick to point
out that everyone had played a role against a lacklustre Schalke side.
"The three of us played well," he said.
"The whole team played well - from Iker (Casillas)
to the midfielders to the defenders, everyone did their job.
"We're very happy with ourselves, because we played
very well.
"I think that the team has played good matches this
season, and this is another. Schalke weren't at their best.
"We're happy, because we're close to the next
round."
Culled from Soccerway
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