Ronaldo 'goal drought' ends as Real punish Schalke

After three games without a goal Ronaldo was not himself – but he banished all doubts last night

Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid
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Schalke 0 Real Madrid 2. Cristiano Ronaldo is back. That was the message from Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti after watching his star striker find the net in the 2-0 defeat of Schalke in the Last 16 Champions League clash.

Ronaldo had been without a goal in three games – a veritable famine for a player who recently scooped the Fifa Player of the Year award for the second consecutive season – and one or two voices were beginning to wonder if all was not well with the Portuguese ace.

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