Schalke Make Too Many Mistakes

Jens Keller

Schalke can not do much at home to Madrid in Gelsenkirchen stadium. After conceding two goals in the first half, they re-torn goal four times in the second half.

Meanwhile, the only consolation goal came from Schalke's Klaas Jan Huntelaar on a minute-to-90.

"We made too many fundamental mistakes," Keller said as quoted by the official UEFA website.

"We had a good start and then conceded the first goal. Was coming from a mistake. However, after that we immediately create opportunities through Julian Draxler," he added.

Crushing defeat at the Stadium Gelsenkirchen Schalke burdensome step in the Champions League. In order to qualify for the quarter-finals, they must win by a margin of six goals while diving second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu on March 18.