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Ko Itakura: defender, midfielder and soon-to-be striker?

It was the moment of the match on Saturday afternoon in the VELTINS-Arena: after a pass from Dominick Drexler, Ko Itakura first cut right, then left, leaving two defenders in his dust before slotting the ball into the back of the net. The 25-year-old then wildly celebrated in front of the Nordkurve together with his teammates.

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Mike Büskens: The fans played a huge part in our win

The jumbotron at the VELTINS-Arena made for happy Royal Blue reading at full time, as the final whistle blew on a 3-0 win for Schalke 04. It was, however, a much closer affair than the scoreline suggested, said both Mike Büskens and FC Heidenheim head coach Frank Schmidt in their press conferences after full time. The players in front of the TV microphones were Dominick Drexler, scorer of Schalke’s opener, and Marius Bülter. schalke04.de has all the latest reaction from the game.

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57,126 fans watch 3-0 home win over Heidenheim

Another three points for the Royal Blues! 57,126 fans packed the VELTINS-Arena on Saturday (09/04) as FC Schalke 04 claimed a 3-0 win over 1. FC Heidenheim. Goals from Dominick Drexler (35'), Ko Itakura (52') and Simon Terodde (90+6') made it 04 consecutive victories since Mike Büskens took charge.

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Rouven Schöder: The fans are part of our starting lineup

Rouven Schröder’s delight over the 2-1 victory against Dresden last time out was plain to see. A few seconds after full time at the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, the sporting director embraced each player and member of the coaching team individually, before celebrating with the squad in front of the fans.

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Mike Büskens: You live for these moments as a footballer

After three consecutive wins, FC Schalke 04 want to make it four in a row on Saturday (9/4, 13:30 CEST) at home to 1. FC Heidenheim. Mike Büskens can hardly wait for this weekend’s fixture, not just because of the recent good form. The head coach is extremely excited for the atmosphere at the VELTINS-Arena, which was already impressive at the last home game.

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Simon Terodde: That’s what a striker is for

On Friday night (1/4) at exactly 20:24 CEST, referee Harm Osmers blew the full-time whistle at the Rudolf-Harbig Stadion to mark FC Schalke 04’s first competitive win in Dresden at the sixth attempt. The man of the match was undoubtedly Simon Terodde, as his brace led the Royal Blues to a 2-1 victory.

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Mike Büskens: Happy with the performance, but need to be better

The Royal Blues were able to celebrate a crucial 2-1 win away at Dynamo Dresden on Friday night (1/4). Head coach Mike Büskens and Victor Pálsson offered their honest thoughts on tonight’s result.

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Terodde brace secures S04 all three points in Dresden

FC Schalke 04 opened the weekend with a 2-1 win away at Dynamo Dresden (1/4). Simon Terodde netted both goals for the Royal Blues, slotting home a penalty and heading home for his second of the night. Dresden managed to get one back in the second half, but Schalke held on to take home three important points in the race for promotion.

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Mike Büskens: No pressure, just a chance

The final international break of the season is done and Schalke are now preparing for the run-in in the 2. Bundesliga. With seven games to go, the Royal Blues will be hoping to collect as many points as possible in their bid to return to the top flight. The first of these matches is away at SG Dynamo Dresden on Friday (1/4) at 18:30 CEST. Around 3,000 away fans will be present in Saxony.

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Danny Latza: We need to be on it from the first whistle

Midfielder Danny Latza has fond memories of playing against Schalke’s upcoming opponents. The club captain made his return from injury after three months out in the reverse fixture against Dynamo Dresden. “Being back from injury was a great feeling,” reflected Latza. Overall, that evening in October 2021 was a great one for the Royal Blues, who won 3-0 in front of more than 50,000 fans at the VELTINS-Arena.

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Remaining matches scheduled

The DFL announced the exact dates and times for matchdays 31 to 33 on Thursday (24/3). FC Schalke 04 will play once on a Friday and twice on a Saturday during this period. It was already known that the final game of the season, away to 1. FC Nürnberg, would be on Sunday, 15th May (15:30 CEST).

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Victor Pálsson: The fans give us a huge amount of energy

It was clear to see Victor Pálsson’s excitement to collect three points, following the 2-1 win at home to Hannover 96 on Saturday. After the final whistle blew, the team huddled together in a circle and gave themselves encouragement for their upcoming games, before joining in with the fan’s celebrations in the Nordkurve.

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