The biggest news for Schalke is the return of their star striker Jan Klaas Huntelaar. He has fantastic support by attacking midfielders Julian Draxler, Kevin Prince Boateng and Jefferson Farfan. Schalke also have a solid defence, with Felipe Santana, Benedikt Howedes, Joel Matip and Atsuto Uchida. Nevertheless, they will be huge underdogs in this matchup and have almost no chance of overcoming Real Madrid.
Carlo Ancelotti seems to have found his strongest 11. Real Madrid switched the formation to 4-3-3, with Pepe and Sergio Ramos commanding the defence which is yet to concede in 2014. Marcelo is attacking from the left-back position and Daniel Carvajal and Alvaro Arbeloa rotate on the right. The central midfield consists of Xabi Alonso, Luka Modric and Angel Di Maria who had to switch from his preferred right-wing position to accommodate Gareth Bale. Cristiano Ronaldo is on fire after his Balon d'Or award and Karim Benzema also got his confidence back and is scoring regularly.
Key Fantasy Players:
Schalke: Huntelaar, Draxler, Boateng
Real Madrid: Ronaldo, Bale, Marcelo
Prediction: Real Madrid will simply prove to be too strong to beat for Schalke, also at their home stadium. Result: 0:3
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| Klaas Jan Huntelaar vs. Cristiano Ronaldo (Photo: tsmplug.com) |
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