By Mustafa Sharif

Carlo Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane, two men who can lead the Spanish club to 'La Decima'

Carlo Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane, two men who can lead the Spanish club to ‘La Decima’

La Real” played on another level last night in their 6-1 win in Gelsenkirchen vs Schalke 04 in UEFA Champions League final-16 competition. Early on the visitors were much more confident on the ball and the game looked familiar, like a book once read in a different time. But, as with every time you re-read an epic, something totally new reveals itself to you. Never had an away team scored 6 goals in a Champions League knockout stage game. Two goals a piece from the three sirens Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo were too irresistable for the Schalke resistance. Real Madrid proved their experience and know-how by getting a win in Germany, a land where they have a weak record.

Carlo Ancelotti, the mastermind behind the Merengues, called it “the perfect match.” Carlo Ancelotti’s men look much more potent in attack than they were a year ago with Jose Mourinho. Mourinho is known to order his teams to sit deep, while Carlo has played a more fluid form of football in his time at Milan, Chelsea, and Paris Saint-Germain. The combination play between Bale, …continua sul blog

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