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Matchdays 5 to 11 scheduled

The Bundesliga confirmed the dates and kick-off times for matchdays 5 to 11 on Thursday (10/9). The Royal Blues will play five times on a Saturday and twice on a Sunday during this period.

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DFB-Pokal: Date and kick-off time confirmed for second-round tie at Dynamo Dresden

The German Football Association (DFB) confirmed the dates and kick-off times for the second round of the DFB-Pokal on Thursday (10/9). FC Schalke 04 will travel to Dynamo Dresden on Wednesday, 28th October, with the game at the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion kicking off at 18:00 CET.

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Miron Muslic: The game in Berlin will be much more direct, much more physical

FC Schalke 04 are set to open matchday 3 away at 1. FC Union Berlin on Friday (11/9) at 20:30 CEST. The Royal Blues are expecting to come up against a different challenge compared to last weekend’s home games against FC Bayern München. “The game in Berlin will be much more direct, much more physical,” predicted Miron Muslic.

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Bryan Lasme back in team training as preparations begin for Union Berlin

Preparations for the upcoming fixture at Union Berlin got underway on Tuesday (8/9) with a training session open to the fans.

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Youri Mulder: We proved that we’ve arrived in the Bundesliga

Youri Mulder was proud of the way the team performed after taking a point off FC Bayern München on Saturday (5/9). In the mixed zone, our director of professional football spoke about the game against the record champions, Loris Karius’ performance, Luca Vozar’s professional debut and the upcoming games.

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Loris Karius: We are one team, which is what makes us strong

Loris Karius was presented with the Bundesliga’s Man of the Match award following Saturday’s (5/9) 0-0 draw at home against FC Bayern München – to no one’s surprise. The goalkeeper made several important saves to deny Bayern’s fearsome attack, keeping a clean sheet against a side that had scored 122 goals in 34 Bundesliga games last season. The Bavarians had scored in 58 competitive games in a row – including a 5-1 win against VfB Stuttgart last weekend – but could not find a way past the Schalke shot-stopper.

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Miron Muslic: A lot has to go right to get a result against a team like that

After a fiercely contested game at the VELTINS-Arena, head coach Miron Muslic, Robin Gosens and Satoshi Tanaka spoke with pride about Saturday’s (5/9) goalless draw against German record champions FC Bayern. FCB head coach Vincent Kompany also gave his thoughts on the game and congratulated the Royal Blues on earning a point. schalke04.de has rounded up the reaction.

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Schalke hold Bayern to a goalless draw

FC Schalke 04 earned a deserved point against FC Bayern in front of a sold-out crowd of 62,094 at the VELTINS-Arena on Saturday (5/9). After more than 90 hard-fought minutes, the game ended goalless. Bayern created the better chances but could find no way past a Schalke side which defended with real commitment.

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S04 drawn away at Dynamo Dresden in second round of the DFB-Pokal

FC Schalke 04 will come up against Dynamo Dresden in the second round of the DFB-Pokal. The second-division side won 6-0 at Westfalia Rhynern to reach the next round.

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FOGO to become a new Exclusive Partner of FC Schalke 04

FOGO, the Polish manufacturer of power generators and comprehensive energy solutions, have agreed a deal to become a new Exclusive Partner of FC Schalke 04. The partnership agreement between the two sides will initially run until 30th June 2028 and includes an option to extend the agreement by an additional year, should the club avoid relegation.

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S04 to play friendly in Lustenau at the start of October

FC Schalke 04 have arranged a second friendly for the upcoming international break. The Royal Blues will play away against Austria Lustenau over the first weekend in October. The exact date and time of the game will be confirmed after the Bundesliga have announced the timings for the next batch of fixtures.

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Miron Muslic: The Bundesliga returns to the VELTINS-Arena

On Saturday evening (5/9), the Royal Blues welcome FC Bayern for the 18:30 CEST kick-off in what will be the first Bundesliga match at the VELTINS-Arena in more than three years. Head coach Miron Muslic is relishing the challenge of facing Germany’s record champions.