Ancelotti hails Real romp

Madrid purges Germany jinx with 'perfect' blitzing of Schalke

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti hailed his team's performance as "perfect" after its 6-1 rout at Schalke 04 in Wednesday's Champions League's last-16, first-leg clash.

Real is now all but guaranteed a quarter-final place, even with the return leg in Madrid to come on March 18, after Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale each tallied twice.