I don't think Schalke are being praised enough for that performance. Maybe because they have an unfairly criticized manager like Di Matteo coaching them or because Schalke aren't really a prestigious/popular club. Imagine the praise a manager like Klopp, Rodgers or Simeone would be receiving if their teams played like that.
They went to the Bernabeu with a team the average of 22 and thoroughly outplayed Madrid in every facet of the game. A bogus offside call and Matip's ridiculous lapses in concentration ended up costing them advancement. Imagine if Platte and Huntelaar's shots didn't hit the damn crossbar.
That was one of the best team games I've seen in the CL for a long long time. There was zero luck involved in that showing. They played from the back with amazing composure, the movement off the ball in particular was terrific...Kroos could not handle Meyer in between the lines whatsoever and Huntelaar was heroic yesterday. Classic example of "leading from the front".
Ancelotti is one lucky son of a bitch. Thought he used up all of his luck in that 2-0 battering they took away to Dortmund where Mkhitaryan missed all those sitters.