Soccer
Real on track for CL quarters─── 08:46 Thu, 19 Feb 2015
Ballon d’Or winner, Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo ended a three-game goal drought as the champions beat Schalke 2-0 in Germany last night to take a big step towards the Champions League quarter-finals.
The world player of the year headed in after 26 minutes for his 73rd Champions League goal with Real's first chance of the game and he then set up Marcelo in the 79th to make it seven wins for Real in seven Champions League games this season.
Meanwhile, in Berne Porto hit back with a late Danilo penalty to hold Basel 1-1 in their last 16 first leg tie which featured saw a goal controversially disallowed after a long delay and consultation.
Derlis Gonzalez gave the Swiss champions an 11th minute lead but Danilo replied in the 79th minute, calmly scoring following a handball by veteran Argentine defender Walter Samuel.
Morgan Piek / OFM News
