Ancelotti Anticipation Great Quality Schalke

Ancelotti admitted that the match against Schalke will be difficult to face Real Madrid. That's because Ancelotti belief that the German representatives will provide great intensity and pressure, especially in the first match held at the Arena Veltis.

"It will be a match with a high intensity, because Schalke will give all they have. Schalke has a lot of quality and very well organized. We still have to do our best to win," said Ancelotti told FourFourTwo.

"They have a lot of young players, like (Max) and Meyer (Julian) Draxler and also with a lot of qualities that come from experienced players like (Klaas Jan) Huntelaar and (Kevin-Prince) Boateng."

"They're a solid team, not spectacular but well organized in defense and all players are able to work well together. This is a quality team," said Ancelotti.