Carlo Ancelotti has described Real Madrid's 6-1 walkover at Schalke as 'the perfect match'.
'We played a very good game as we scored two early goals and then things opened up for us,' he said.
'We made the most of the counter attack and the speed of our forwards.'
The Italian coach praised his forward line, now being referred to as the 'BBC' - Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo - who each scored twice as Real totally overwhelmed the hapless Bundesliga side to practically ensure their place in the quarter-finals.
Returning to action after serving a three-match ban in La Liga, Ronaldo took his goals tally in Europe's elite club competition this season to 11.
'The three forwards scored and helped the team a lot, they are very dangerous in attack,' Ancelotti said. 'Cristiano doesn't surprise me. He was really up for the game following his ban. He prepared very well for this game and played very well.
'Benzema's performance was very good, not only for the goals but because he helped the team in holding on to the ball and also made assists.
'It could have been Bale's best game of the season because he had more confidence and attacked very well in the deep areas.'
Real have a few days' rest before they take on Atlético Madrid in Sunday's La Liga derby and victory would put them six points clear of their city rivals with 12 games left.
The champions Barcelona are also three points behind the leaders Real and host promoted Almeria in Sunday's late game. Real's return match at home to Schalke is on 18 March.
'It's true that we have a big advantage but we still have to play the second leg,' Ancelotti, who won the Champions League with Milan twice as a player and twice as a coach, said.
'We have to show respect to Schalke, to the fans and to the competition. We will play as well as we can in the return.'
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