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Rouven Schröder: Darko enjoyed himself and he's really hard to defend in 1v1 situations

Following Friday’s 4-1 win over 1. FC Nürnberg, Sven Piepenbrock, FCN head coach Robert Klauß, Marvin Pieringer and S04 sporting director Rouven Schröder all spoke to the media.

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Schalke defeat Nürnberg 4-1 at home

FC Schalke 04 beat 1. FC Nürnberg 4-1 at home on Friday evening (10/12). Thomas Ouwejan, Darko Churlinov and Ko Itakura scored for S04, with Manuel Schäffler also heading in an own goal. The visitors had actually equalised early on in the second half through Fabian Nürnberger.

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Dimitrios Grammozis: Darko Churlinov is an option in attack

The Royal Blues are looking for a win against 1. FC Nürnberg in their final home game of 2021 and the final game of the first half of the season when the two sides meet at the VELTINS-Arena on Friday (18:30 CET). Just as they did last Saturday for the away match at FC St. Pauli, S04 will be without head coach Dimitrios Grammozis on the touchline, but he did virtually participate in a pre-match presser and he faced questions from the media.

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Rodrigo Zalazar with another goal but no cause for celebration

An assist in Bremen, a goal against Sandhausen and now a goal on Saturday (04/12) against his former club, FC St. Pauli – Rodrigo Zalazar has been involved in a goal in each of his last three games. The number 10 had nothing to celebrate, however. “I’m disappointed that we couldn’t take anything back to Gelsenkirchen with us,” said the midfielder.

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Sven Piepenbrock: That would have been a great story

With both head coaches absent due to Covid-19 infections, the respective assistants took charge of the game between Schalke and FC St. Pauli on Saturday (4/12). S04’s Sven Piepenbrock and Pauli’s Loïc Favé reflected on the 90 minutes after the game. Martin Fraisl also gave his thoughts to the media.

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Schalke narrowly beaten 2-1 at FC St. Pauli

FC Schalke 04 lost 2-1 on Saturday evening (4/12) away to league leaders FC St. Pauli. Former S04 man, Guido Burgstaller, bagged two goals in the first half to secure their eighth win from eight home games this season. Rodrigo Zalazar pulled one back with a header with a quarter of an hour to play.

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Sven Piepenbrock steps in for Dimitrios Grammozis for Saturday night crunch match

FC St. Pauli and FC Schalke 04 face off on Saturday (20:30 CET), but both will be without their head coaches on the touchline. Dimitrios Grammozis and St. Pauli head coach Timo Schultz have tested positive for COVID-19 and are currently isolating at home. This means that assistant coach Sven Piepenbrock will take charge of the team on the Royal Blues’ touchline supported by coach Mike Büskens.

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A dream goal in front of the Nordkurve: Marius Bülter on one aim, two goals and three points

With his fifth and sixth goals of the season, Marius Bülter was one of the main figures on Saturday (27.11) in the 5-2 win over SV Sandhausen. Both goals are well worth watching! First, the attacker smashed one in off the underside of the bar just after the hour mark, before following it up with a candidate for goal of the month. In the 76th minute, Reinhold Ranftl crossed and the 28-year-old flicked it into the far corner.

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Dominick Drexler: Pleased with the win, but we need to cut out the mistakes

After a goalless first half, Schalke’s match against Sandhausen exploded after the break with seven goals. Both head coaches reflected on the Royal Blues’ 5-2 win on Saturday (27/11), while Marius Bülter and Dominick Drexler also spoke to the media.

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Schalke defeat Sandhausen 5-2 after a crazy second half

FC Schalke 04 ran out 5-2 winners at home to SV Sandhausen on Saturday afternoon (27/11). After a goalless first half in which S04 had several chances, Marius Bülter scored a brace after the break. The other goals came from Thomas Ouwejan and Rodrigo Zalazar, plus an own goal by a visiting defender.

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Mehmet Can Aydin: Thankful for the chance to impress

The disappointing and controversial ending in Bremen has been left in the past by the Royal Blues and Mehmet Can Aydin. “We should use that as motivation for the next game against Sandhausen to try and get the three points,” said the right-back before the clash with them on Saturday (27/11) at 13:30 CET in the VELTINS-Arena.

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Dimitrios Grammozis: The lads need the will to get into dangerous areas

The disappointment of the closing stages at the Weserstadion is now behind us, even if the late equaliser does still hurt. The Royal Blues are now solely looking forward, focused on their upcoming task on Saturday against SV Sandhausen (13:30 CET). Schalke head coach Dimitrios Grammozis will be looking for a win from his team in the game.

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