Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was back on the scoresheet in their 2-0 Champions League win at Schalke.
Ronaldo ended a rare drought of three games by heading Real ahead in the first half at the Veltins-Arena before Marcelo made victory safe with a fine second late on.
Schalke proved much tougher opposition than last year, when they were thrashed 6-1 at the same stage by the same opponents, and rattled the bar at 1-0 down through Felix Platte.
Timon Wellenreuther, a 19-year-old goalkeeper pressed into action due to injuries, also impressed but ultimately Roberto Di Matteo's side could not deny Real a 10th successive win in the competition.
Real coach Carlo Ancelotti said afterwards: "We needed to play like that, with that kind of attitude and performance. And everything worked out well in the end. The team were serious and efficient and the opposition were pegged back from the get go. Once we got the first goal, we controlled the game.
"It was a good match. We started well, with a good game plan, trying to utilise the wings because Marcelo and Caravajal provided us with more space. Following that, we tried to attack deep with our three forwards. We were patient during the first half in our search for a goal, and once that came we controlled the match. We were only in trouble on one occasion."
