Bundesliga

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David Wagner: Keep a clean sheet and get three points

The double game week comes to end for FC Schalke with a home game against SV Werder Bremen on Saturday (30/05/20). It's not gone to plan recently for David Wagner's men with losses to both Augsburg and Fortuna Düsseldorf, but he's hoping the team can turn things around in this game. Kick off in the VELTINS-Arena will be at 15:30 CEST.

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Weston McKennie: We need to stick together

David Wagner, Uwe Rösler and Weston McKennie share their thoughts following Schalke's 2-1 defeat in Düsseldorf.

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Defeat in Düsseldorf

FC Schalke were beaten 2-1 by Fortuna Düsseldorf on Wednesday night (27/5). Weston McKennie headed the Royal Blues into the lead after 53 minutes, but goals from Rouwen Hennings (63’) and Kenan Karaman (68’) turned it around for the hosts.

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David Wagner: Finding solutions, instead of complaining

With just over 50 kilometres to travel to face Fortuna Düsseldorf on Wednesday (27.05, 20:30 CEST), the Royal Blues will not have head far from home to kick off their doubleheader week. Head coach David Wagner will be without several key players for the mid-week match.

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David Wagner: The lads are aware of the situation

FC Schalke 04 were beaten by FC Augsburg on Sunday afternoon (24/5). Both head coaches gave their thoughts after the final whistle, with Daniel Caligiuri also having his say.

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S04 beaten 3-0 by Augsburg

Schalke lost their first home game after the break 3-0 to FC Augsburg. Eduard Löwen gave the away side an early lead, as Noah Sarenren Bazee and Sergio Cordova sealed the win with late goals.

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FC Augsburg: Defeat before and after the re-start

For a long time, FC Augsburg were seen as one of the positive surprise packages of the season, sitting just two points off the Europa League places back in the middle of December. However, it’s only gone downhill from there for the Fuggerstädter, whose European dream now seems to be a thing of the past.

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David Wagner: Show a reaction and play our football

David Wagner and his side will be looking to bounce back after a Revierderby to forget as they take on FC Augsburg at the VELTINS-Arena on Sunday (13:30 CEST).

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Matchdays 30, 31 and 32 scheduled

The DFL scheduled the remaining dates and times for the rest of the season on Wednesday (20/5). The final two matchdays had already been set in stone, as those games are always played at the same time in the Bundesliga.

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Jonjoe Kenny: Work hard and reap the benefits

Jonjoe Kenny has tried to block the derby defeat out of his mind as he prepares for the next Bundesliga fixture against FC Augsburg on Sunday (24/5/20). “We have a packed schedule ahead of us over the next few days,” said the Englishman who, despite the club slipping down to 8th place, still believes that FC Schalke 04 will finish the season strongly.

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Bastian Oczipka: We had hoped for much, much more

The Royal Blues had envisioned a much different result as they restarted their Bundesliga campaign on Saturday (16.05). “Without question, the way things went was extremely disappointing. We had hoped for much, much more,” said Bastian Oczipka. The defender won’t accept the excuse that the exceptional circumstances surrounding the match had an impact on his side’s performance on the weekend.

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David Wagner: We need to dust ourselves down and improve quickly

Both head coaches gave their thoughts after the 96th Revierderby – albeit not in the normal fashion. Instead of the traditional post-match press conference, they both spoke to journalists online. Daniel Caligiuri and Weston McKennie were also interviewed after the derby defeat.