Samuel Eto’o (right) rifles home Chelsea’s opening goal against Galatasaray.

Chelsea and Real Madrid scored routine home victories last night to ease into the Champions League quarter-finals.

The English side progressed with the minimum of fuss by brushing Galatasaray aside with a comfortable 2-0 second-leg win at Stamford Bridge for a 3-1 aggregate success.

Real stormed into the last eight with a club record 9-2 aggregate success after Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice in a 3-1 win at home against Schalke.

At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea took command of the last 16 tie after four minutes when Samuel Eto’o scored with a low shot after a lovely piece of skill by Eden Hazard cut the Turkish side open, while Gary Cahill smashed in the second just before half-time.

Chelsea then smothered the match with Frank Lampard offering a tireless midfield screen and their John Terry-led defence in total command.

It was a frustrating return for former fans’ favourite Didier Drogba, who was greeted with a great welcome before kick-off and even gave Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho a kiss, but failed to make any headway as the visitors slipped out of the competition without once testing home keeper Petr Cech.

Galatasaray had not won in eight previous visits to English clubs, drawing three and losing five, and the odds of them ending that streak lengthened considerably with the early goal that settled the hosts.

Hazard produced a neat touch and turn on the halfway line and sent Oscar clear down the right. The Brazilian crossed low for Eto’o who swept in a low shot that keeper Fernando Muslera got a hand to but could not keep out.

The goal quietened the travelling fans and Chelsea’s experience kept the Turkish supporters subdued as the home side remained calmly in control of a stop-start first half punctuated by endless free-kicks.

If the first goal was the product of Chelsea’s international brigade, the second was fashioned from traditional British beef as Terry headed a Lampard corner goalwards and, after Muslera parried, fellow centre back Cahill slammed the loose ball gleefully into the roof of the net.

In Spain, Real were virtually assured of a place in the last eight after thrashing the Bundesliga side 6-1 in Gelsenkirchen in the first leg and coach Carlo Ancelotti rested a host of regulars for the return at the Bernabeu with an eye on Sunday’s La Liga “Clasico” against Barcelona.

Gareth Bale set up Ronaldo for Real’s 21st-minute opener and Schalke levelled 10 minutes later when a long-range Tim Hoogland effort deflected off Sergio Ramos and bounced past the stranded Iker Casillas.

Ronaldo took his tally in this edition of Europe’s elite club competition to 13 goals with his second of the night in the 74th minute.

Alvaro Morata added a third for Real a minute later after a Ronaldo effort came back off the crossbar.

Ronaldo’s new best

It was Real’s biggest aggregate Champions League win after beating APOEL Nicosia 8-2 in 2011-12.

Ronaldo’s double meant he surpassed his previous best Champions League haul of 12 from last season and he has 41 in all competitions for Real, the La Liga leaders, this term.

The world’s richest club are bidding to reach the semi-finals for a third consecutive season and chase the 10th European crown that has eluded them since they last won the Champions League in 2002.

They are unbeaten in 31 matches in all competitions since a La Liga defeat to Barcelona at the end of October and also meet their arch-rivals in next month’s King’s Cup final.

After a goal apiece for each side, Schalke had some good moments.

Former Real forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar was played through in the 40th minute by teenage midfielder Max Meyer and his low shot scooted narrowly wide.

Portugal’s Ronaldo came close to a third in the 83rd minute with a low drive that struck the post, after earlier hitting the bar.

Round of 16, second legs