Real Madrid vs Schalke Betting Tip and Prediction. In the second leg in the 1/8 finals of UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid host Schalke at Santiago Bernabéu.
Real Madrid have practically finished the job in the first match when they beat Schalke away 0-2 and made one step closer to the 1/4 finals. Team from Madrid won this competition last season and they want to become the first team who retain the title. Real failed to win in their last two Primera matches (Villareal 1-1, Athletic Bilbao 1-0) and they want to win upfront their supporters.
For this match they will be without Sergio Ramos (18/3 d) and Rodríguez (20/8 m).
Schalke beat Hoffenheim 3-1 in the last Bundesliga match and it was their first win in the last four matches in all competitions. It will be very hard for them to make good result tonight and go through in the quarter-finals, but they have nothing to lose and I expect that they will play attacking tonight, so they match between Real Madrid vs Schalke could be more than interesting.
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Schalke 04 still have problems with goalkeepers. The first goalkeeper Fährmann (17/0 gk) and the second goalkeeper Giefer (2/0 gk) are both out, so on the goal line will be again the third goalkeeper, 19-years-old Wellenreuther who played only six games this season and saved the net in only one match.
Kolašinac (1/0 d), Draxler (8/2 m), Kirchoff (13/0 d), Farfán (0/0 m), Obasi (6/0 m), Aogo (18/0 m) and Boateng (13/0 m) are all out.
Real Madrid is a big favorite to go though and it would be a big surprise if they fail to qualify in the quarter-finals. I expect an open match and goals in both nets.
Real Madrid vs Schalke Probably lineups:
Real Madrid: Casillas; Carvajal, Varane, Pepe, Marcelo; Silva, Kroos, Isco; Bale, Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Schalke: Wellenreuther; Howedes, Matip, Nastasic; Fuchs, Hoger, Neustadter, Barnetta; Meyer, Huntelaar, Choupo-Moting.
Real Madrid vs Schalke Betting Tip: BTS @ 1.91 (Bet365)