Part of Real Madrid 's abject performance in the midweek 4-3 Champions League defeat by Schalke may have been a consequence of their two most attacking players occupying the same space . Despite securing passage into the quarter-finals with a 5-4 aggregate win , the reigning champions were heavily criticised for their performance at the Bernabeu on Tuesday . It has since emerged that fellow forwards Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema spent most of the game sharing the same No 9 position , according to a FIFA stats package . FIFA stats package show that Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema could not be separated . Ronaldo appears to gesture towards the Frenchman during Tuesday 's game at the Bernabeu . A breakdown of the game every 15minutes shows the two forwards rarely moved from the same space . Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid edged past Schalke 4-3 to reach the Champions League quarter finals . Benzema was also on the scoresheet for Real Madrid as he re-found his goalscoring touch . Ronaldo is now the highest goalscorer in European competitions after overtaking Lionel Messi and Raul . Read Pete Jenson 's assessment of the problems at the Bernabeu . Nonetheless , both forwards found the target , with Ronaldo heading a brace to become the all-time top scorer in European club competitions , although the Portuguese remained angry by the performance and has refused to speak publicly again until the end of the season . ' I wont talk again until the end of the season , ' Ronaldo told reporters . Ancelotti had earlier defended his top scorer , saying : 'He scored two very important goals but the rest were not at his level ' . Madrid superstar left angry on Tuesday night and has vowed not to talk publicly until the end of the season . Ronaldo shows his frustrations as Real Madrid lost 4-3 at home to Schalke in the Champions League . But Ronaldo cut a frustrated figure after Madrid narrowly escaped elimination despite his two goals . Ronaldo notched up his 77th and 78th goals in Europe and put himself above former Real Madrid team-mate Raul and Barcelona 's Lionel Messi . The former Manchester United star is also level with Messi as the joint record all-time goalscorer in the Champions League proper - with 75 goals apiece in Europe 's elite competition . 78 : Cristiano Ronaldo ( Sporting Lisbon , Manchester United , Real Madrid ) 77 : Raul ( Real Madrid , Schalke ) 76 : Lionel Messi ( Barcelona ) 70 : Filippo Inzaghi ( Parma , Juventus , AC Milan ) 67 : Andriy Shevchenko ( Dynamo Kyiv , AC Milan , Chelsea ) 62 : Gerd Muller ( Bayern Munich ) 62 : Ruud van Nistelrooy ( Heerenveen , PSV Eindhoven , Manchester United , Real Madrid , Hamburger ) 59 : Thierry Henry ( Monaco , Arsenal , Barcelona ) 59 : Henrik Larsson ( Feyenoord , Celtic , Barcelona , Helsingborgs ) 56 : Eusebio ( Benfica )
Real Madrid were heavily criticised for 4-3 defeat by Schalke . Holders progressed to Champions League quarter finals 5-4 on aggregate . Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema occupied the same position . Celtic has refused to speak publicly until the end of the season . READ : What 's gone wrong at Real Madrid ? CLICK HERE for all the latest Real Madrid news .