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Miron Muslic: Maximum intensity and full focus

FC Schalke 04’s final home game of 2025 sees them host 1. FC Nürnberg on Sunday (14/12) at 13:30 CET. Head coach Miron Muslic looked ahead to the meeting of two clubs whose friendship has spanned decades.

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Vitalie Becker: I had no idea what to do!

Vitalie Becker would hardly have been able to imagine better circumstances to net his first professional goal. The academy graduate, who’s donned a Royal Blue jersey since the summer of 2013, put away Schalke’s second to seal the 2-0 win in front of more than 20,000 travelling fans. He had one thought firmly in mind after netting the special strike.

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Kenan Karaman: Proud to reach this special milestone

The match on Friday (5/12) was a particularly meaningful one for Kenan Karaman. And not only because the FC Schalke 04 captain was back at his former club Fortuna Düsseldorf, where he made 72 competitive appearances between 2018 and 2021. For the 31-year-old, the evening in the North Rhine-Westphalia capital also brought up a notable milestone – it was his 100th competitive outing in a Schalke shirt.

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Miron Muslic: It felt like half the stadium was Royal Blue

FC Schalke 04 earned a 2-0 away win in Düsseldorf on Friday night (5/12). After the final whistle, head coach Miron Muslic, Fortuna boss Markus Anfang, director of professional football Youri Mulder and goalkeeper Loris Karius reflected on the 90 minutes at the Merkur Spiel-Arena and the current situation.

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S04 win 2-0 in Düsseldorf

Over 20,000 away fans were in attendance to see FC Schalke 04 win 2-0 at Fortuna Düsseldorf on Friday evening (5/12). Kenan Karaman opened the scoring from the penalty spot on the stroke of half time on what was his 100th appearance for the club, before academy product Vitalie Becker sealed all three points late on with his first goal for the Knappen.

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Soufiane El-Faouzi: We’re all pulling together

Ahead of the Friday night fixture away at Fortuna Düsseldorf (5/12), Schalke’s engine room Soufiane El-Faouzi sat down with us to discuss the impending encounter with his former club, where he played for two years at U23 level. “I’m looking forward to it, it’ll be my first time playing at Fortuna’s main ground. The atmosphere is going to be incredible with 10,000 Schalke fans right behind us,” he said confidently.

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Miron Muslic: We don’t put the work in once a month, we do it every single day

FC Schalke 04’s head coach is expecting a noisy away end on Friday evening (5/12, 18:30 CET), when Schalke visit Fortuna Düsseldorf to kick off matchday 15. More than 10,000 travelling supporters will back the Royal Blues at the Merkur Spiel-Arena. “Their support means everything to us. The fans are our 12th man,” said Miron Muslic.

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Kenan Karaman: A wonderful moment which we can all enjoy

There wasn’t just one match winner in the 2-1 home victory over SC Paderborn (28/11). Kenan Karaman was absolutely one of a number of Royal Blues to play a starring role on Friday night. The Schalke captain enjoyed quite the evening at the VELTINS-Arena, grabbing a goal and assist in what was all around an impressive display. However, the down-to-earth forward is not tempted to fall into the trap of arrogance and daydreaming, even after such a thrilling game.

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Bryan Lasme: The goalkeeper rushed off his line, so it was the best option for me

Bryan Lasme made a stunning return to action on Friday night (28/11), coming off the bench to score the winner for FC Schalke 04 against SC Paderborn at the VELTINS-Arena.

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Miron Muslic: Was only a matter of time before we got our reward

After the 2-1 home win against SC Paderborn 07 on Friday (28/11), Miron Muslic and his opposite number Ralf Kettemann shared their thoughts on the top-of-the-table clash at the post-match press conference. Ron Schallenberg also reflected on the game against his former club.

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Late Lasme goal seals all three points at home to Paderborn

Goals from Kenan Karaman and Bryan Lasme secured FC Schalke 04 a 2-1 victory over SC Paderborn 07, who came into matchday 14 as league leaders, on Friday night (28/11). Laurin Curda headed the visitors into the lead in the first half in front of 62,077 fans at a sold-out VELTINS-Arena.

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Miron Muslic: Both teams have worked hard to be where they are in the table

FC Schalke 04, currently in second place with 28 points, host league leaders SC Paderborn 07 on Friday night (28/11). The visitors have claimed one more point than the Royal Blues over the first 13 matchdays. Kick off at the VELTINS-Arena is at 18:30 CET.

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