Kroos wary of Real complacency

Having routed Schalke on its last Gelsenkirchen visit, Real Madrid returns to Germany for Wednesday's Champions League last 16, first-leg, clash with Toni Kroos warning the Spanish giant against complacency.

Real ran riot at Schalke's Veltins Arena at exactly the same stage of the competition last February when Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale each scored two goals in a 6-1 thrashing as part of a 9-2 aggregate victory.

It was Schalke's heaviest European home defeat until the margin was matched when Chelsea drubbed the host 5-0 in Gelsenkirchen in the group stages last November.