Schalke sporting director Horst Heldt claims he is proud of the side's performances in the Champions League, despite their capitulation against Manchester United. Schalke lost 6-1 on aggregate to the Premier League leaders on Wednesday night, but after beating the likes of Inter Milan, Lyon and Valencia on the way to the semi-finals, Heldt believes there are many positives to take.
"We've played a superb Champions League season," he told Sky Germany. "It included a historical victory against Inter [in the quarter-finals] which people will talk about in the subsequent years. If you're in the semis, of course, you want to reach the final. Of course, we're disappointed. "People say that they played with their B team, but they were still first class. We couldn't stand them but that was also the situation in the first-leg. We deserved to be beaten. "Our opponents were just too strong for us. Some players didn't realise what kind of situation we were in. Man United can handle the pressure better.
"If you look at their so-called second XI, Manchester United's quality stands out with Dimitar Berbatov, Anderson and their central defenders. It shows that they are at an exceptional level. Most Bundesliga sides would be happy with that quality, possibly with the exception of Bayern Munich. "It is difficult to predict the final. You see the quality of Barcelona. They have set the standard in Europe. But the final is at Wembley so that might give a slight advantage to United.''
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