Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti is without a number of key players for the trip to #Schalke.James Rodriguez, Fabio Coentrao, Sami Khedira, Sergio #Ramos and Luka Modric are all sidelined for Los Blancos.Julian Draxler, Ralf Fahrmann, Jefferson Farfan, Sead Kolasinac, Leon Goretzka and Chinedu Obasi are all sidelined and will miss out here.Fabian Giefer, Sidney Sam and Klaas-Jan Hunterlaar are doubts, though the latter could start in place of Kevin-Prince Boateng as the Dutchman serves his domestic ban.
Football: UEFA Champions League,watch match Click here.Schalke 04 are currently fourth in the Bundesliga after Saturday night’s underwhelming 1-0 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt. They finished 2nd in their UCL group.Ancelotti has confirmed that #Pepe is available and start, but #Benzema #RMlive is a doubt having recently come down with the flu, which could see Cristiano #Ronaldo spearhead the attack and Jese on the left wing.
SCHALKE 04 (3-5-2) Wellenreuther; Howedes, Matip, Nastasic; Kirchhoff, Uchida, Hoger, Barnetta, Fuchs; Boateng, Choupo-Moting
REAL MADRID (4-3-3): Casillas; Arbeloa, Varane, Pepe, Marcelo; Illarramendi, Kroos, Isco; Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo.