Veltins Arena Gelsenkirchen
A second half strike from legendary striker Raul saw Schalke seal a well deserved 1-1 draw at the Estadio Mestalla and place themselves firmly in the box seat ahead of the second leg at the Veltins arena.
The Miners last reached the Quarter-Finals of Europe’s premier club competition in 2007-08 after a Neuer-inspired performance between the sticks saw them edge past FC Porto in the last 16 on penalties. Elimination at the hands of Barcelona followed, but fast forward three years and history beckons again as Felix Magath’s men seek to turn over Spain’s number 3 side. Coming into the match however, things have been tricky and another defeat, this time at the hands of struggling VfB Stuttgart at the weekend would have worried coach Magath ahead of Wednesday’s clash.