Jens Keller has said that Schalke 04 restored their "honour" during the team's Champions League exit at the hands of Real Madrid.

The German suffered a 3-1 defeat at the Bernabeu, losing 9-2 on aggregate.

The coach told reporters: "Anyone who watched the game tonight saw that we restored our honour today. The team displayed a fighting mentality. Obviously Real had several chances to score, but [Ralf] Fahrmann showed a world-class performance.

"Two individual mistakes kept us from recording a draw here, but I was pleased with the display nonetheless. [Cristiano] Ronaldo didn't become the World Player of the Year for nothing. His qualities are outstanding."

Schalke have never progressed beyond the semi-finals in the Champions League.

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Sian Cowper