2. Bundesliga

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Timings confirmed for matchdays 28 to 30

The Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) announced the dates and times for matchdays 28 to 30 on Thursday (6/3). FC Schalke 04 will host Hamburger SV in the league's primetime slot on Saturday evening.

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Loris Karius: Not a pretty win, but an important one

FC Schalke 04’s 1-0 victory over Preußen Münster on Friday night (28/2) was largely down to the performance of debutant Loris Karius. The 31-year-old January signing made a number of impressive saves on his first appearance for the club to keep a vital clean sheet. The visitors registered an xG value of 2.0, underlining how well Karius played.

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Amin Younes: We’re all massively relieved

A late goal in the 86th minute earned the Royal Blues all three points against Preußen Münster on Friday night (28/2). Following the 1-0 victory on matchday 24, head coaches Kees van Wonderen and Sascha Hildmann analysed the game at the post-match press conference. Goalscorer Pape Meïssa Ba and Amin Younes also gave their thoughts following the final whistle.

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Ba’s late goal secures a 1-0 win over Münster

Pape Meïssa Ba scored with four minutes left to play to give FC Schalke 04 a 1-0 victory over SC Preußen Münster on Friday night (28/2). Debutant Loris Karius also played his part in the home win by making a number of crucial saves.

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Kees van Wonderen: We are working to rediscover our rhythm

The Royal Blues host SC Preußen Münster at the VELTINS-Arena on Friday night at 18:30 CET (28/2). Kees van Wonderen shared his thoughts ahead of Preußen’s first game away to Schalke in 35 years.

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Youri Mulder: Show a reaction against Münster

FC Schalke 04 endured a bad day on Sunday (23/2) away against SV Darmstadt 98. Two early goals condemned the Royal Blues to a 2-0 defeat and, if that wasn’t bad enough, Max Grüger was sent off and Zaid Tchibara went off injured late on. The 19-year-old attacker has suffered a suspected ACL injury, the worst news of the day for Youri Mulder, the club’s director for professional football.

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Paul Seguin: We couldn’t find the spaces that we wanted to exploit

Sunday (23/2) was a difficult day for the Royal Blues. A 2-0 defeat in Darmstadt was compounded by a red card for Max Grüger and a suspected ACL injury for Zaid Tchibara. Head coach Kees van Wonderen, Amin Younes and Paul Seguin were amongst those who spoke after the match.

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S04 beaten in Darmstadt after two early goals

FC Schalke 04 were beaten 2-0 by SV Darmstadt 98 on Sunday (23/2). The Lilies’ striker Isac Lidberg scored both the goals in the opening minutes of the game. Max Grüger was sent off for two yellow cards in the second period. Zaid Tchibara was also unable to finish the game after suffering a suspected ACL injury.

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Kees van Wonderen: Another tough test awaits

FC Schalke 04 take on SV Darmstadt 98 on Sunday (23/2) at 13:30 CET, with their opponents sitting just two points below them in the league table. Nevertheless, that means Kees van Wonderen’s side have the chance to establish some breathing room by extending the gap between the teams to five points. The head coach is acutely aware of the fact that getting a result against the Lilies is far from a given, however.

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Pape Meïssa Ba: I feel ready to help the team right away

January signing Pape Meïssa Ba scored his first goal for the club on Sunday (16/2) against Karlsruher SC, grabbing the winner right in front of the Nordkurve in the first half. The forward immediately showed his eye for goal on his first start at the VELTINS-Arena, demonstrating why the Royal Blues brought him to Gelsenkirchen.

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Kees van Wonderen: We should have killed the game off

FC Schalke 04 recorded a narrow victory at home to Karlsruher SC on Sunday afternoon (16/2). Kees van Wonderen and KSC coach Christian Eichner analysed the game at the post-match press conference, while Ron Schallenberg and Tobias Mohr also gave their thoughts on the 2-1 win.

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Ba scores the winner as S04 defeat KSC 2-1

FC Schalke 04 finally managed to win a second-division game against Karlsruher SC at the eighth attempt on Sunday afternoon (16/2). Janik Bachmann (6’) and Pape Meïssa Ba (34’) got the goals in a 2-1 home win.