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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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A winning start for Marius Lode

A full debut, two assists and a win: Marius Lode was the standout player in a strong team performance as Schalke beat Hannover 2-1. There were parallels to be found between the Norwegian and his teammate and compatriot Andreas Vindheim.

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Rodrigo Zalazar: Scoring in front of the Nordkurve felt amazing

Head coach Mike Büskens was congratulated twice by his counterpart Christoph Dabrowksi at the post-match press conference – once for his birthday and once for Schalke’s win. Both coaches reflected on the 90 minutes, whilst Florian Flick and match-winner Rodrigo Zalazar also spoke to the media.

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Goals from Itakura and Zalazar defeat Hannover 2-1

FC Schalke 04 beat Hannover 96 at home on Saturday (19/3). On head coach Mike Büskens’ birthday, Ko Itakura (43’) and Rodrigo Zalazar (54’) got the goals to earn all three points in front of 55,152 fans at the VELTINS-Arena.

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Rouven Schröder: An opportunity to reposition ourselves as a club

Sporting director Rouven Schröder spoke about various topics concerning the first team during a press conference on Thursday (17/3), ahead of the home game against Hannover 96. Read on for a summary of the key quotes from today.

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Kerim Calhanoglu: That’s what defines us as a team

Kerim Calhanoglu has delivered a couple of assists backed up by strong performances in back-to-back appearances in the starting XI recently. “It’s been really good for me. When you haven’t played much for a while, then games like that are really good for your self-confidence,” he said, adding that he is hoping to be able to make an impact in the upcoming games as well.

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Mike Büskens: The fans should and will push us on again

After being forced to watch the 3-0 win over Ingolstadt at home, head coach Mike Büskens will be back on the touchline for the home game against Hannover 96 on Saturday (19/3) at a packed VELTINS-Arena.

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Dominick Drexler: It’s crunch time at the top and we want to be involved

Schalke’s third goal to seal the win on Sunday against Ingolstadt was scored by Dominick Drexler in the 81st minute. The midfielder made it 3-0 with an ice-cold finish following some lovely play by Rodrigo Zalazar. It was the 31-year-old’s second goal of the season, and he’s hoping not the last one.

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Gerald Asamoah: We worked really well as a team

Matthias Kreutzer took charge of the Royal Blues in Mike Büskens’ absence (Covid-19 infection) on Sunday (13/3) for the 3-0 win at Ingolstadt. The 39-year-old spoke to the media after the game, whilst his counterpart Rüdiger Rehm gave his thoughts too. schalke04.de have also summarised quotes from Gerald Asamoah and Simon Terodde.

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