Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster admitted he was disappointed with the 2-0 victory over BATE Borisov in their opener.Sergio Ramos and Ruud van Nistelrooy put Madrid firmly in control inside an hour and when BATE's Anri Khagush was dismissed in the 62nd minute the Bernabeu waited expectantly for the goals to flood in.
But Madrid appeared to put their foot on the brake and Schuster admitted he was at a loss to explain why saying: "That would be a good question to ask the players. Because I didn't put the handbrake on, but they did. It would be a good question to ask them."
He added: "I think relaxation was probably the key. We failed to score from many chances after having a good start to the game.
"After scoring our first goal we realised they couldn't hurt us and we relaxed a little.
"We wasted an incredible chance to earn a brilliant result that would've thrilled the fans even more."
Madrid have endured a disappointing time in the Champions League in recent years, going out at the first knockout stage on each of the previous four occasions.
The fans would have expected a much better scoreline at the Bernabeu against the first Belorussian side to reach the group stages of Europe's premier club competition, but it was not to be.
"Bate decided to defend more when they were one goal down because we were playing a fast game and had many chances to score," continued Schuster.
"We shouldn't have been more relaxed when we were winning by only one goal because they could've reacted and drawn the game. We needed more strikes in order to control the match. Van Nistelrooy's eased things for us."
by espnstar.com
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