Carlo Ancelotti: Under-fire Gareth Bale will start for Madrid against Schalke

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says under-fire Gareth Bale will remain in the starting line-up against Schalke.

The Welsh winger has been criticised by a section of Real’s fans and the local media for a dip in form, having set up just one goal and failed to score in Real’s last eight matches.

But Ancelotti has no qualms about starting him in the Bernabeu clash with Schalke, which Real Madrid go into with a two-goal cushion having won the first leg 2-0 away from home.