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Matchdays 1-6 scheduled

The Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) have confirmed the kick-off times for the first six matchdays of the 2019/20 season. Schalke's first two matches both take place at 18:30 on Saturday evening - first away at Mönchengladbach, followed by a VELTINS-Arena opener against reigning champions Bayern.

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Two big games to start: Away at Mönchengladbach, then home against Bayern

FC Schalke 04 will start the 2019/20 season away from home as they travel to Borussia Mönchengladbach. The game will be played on August 17th or 18th.

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34. Spieltag – FC Schalke 04 – VfB Stuttgart

Benjamin Stambouli: Take the positives from the season

A goalless draw at home to VfB Stuttgart on Saturday (18/05) ended a Bundesliga campaign that FC Schalke 04 will want to forget as soon as possible. Benjamin Stambouli wants to take all the positives from the season into the 19/20 campaign.

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Huub Stevens: I’m looking forward to my rest now

After his final press conference as head coach, Huub Stevens thanked his colleagues for their hard work. VfB coach Nico Willig wished the Dutchman all the best and added that the 65-year-old is one of his role models. Daniel Caligiuri and Alexander Nübel also gave their thoughts after the game. schalke04.de has summarised all their post-match reactions.

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One last time for Sascha Riether

Ahead of kick off on Schalke’s final game of the season against VfB Stuttgart on Saturday (18/05), Schalke said goodbye to two players. Whilst Jeffrey Bruma will return to VfL Wolfsburg upon expiry of his loan, Sascha Riether will retire from professional football.

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Huub Stevens‘ last game as coach ends goalless

FC Schalke 04 finished the 2018/19 season with a 0-0 home draw against VfB Stuttgart. It was Huub Stevens’ last game as head coach, after he took over as interim manager in March. He will now return to his position on the supervisory board.

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Huub Stevens: We still have to make amends

The 2018/19 season will end on Saturday (18/5) with a home game against VfB Stuttgart (15:30 CEST). “It’s not over yet,” said Huub Stevens, who underlined the fact that the Royal Blues will not be taking their foot of the gas against the team who will play a relegation play-off at the end of the season.

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33. Spieltag – Bayer Leverkusen – FC Schalke 04

Nassim Boujellab: I’ve worked my entire life for this

Nassim Boujellab celebrated two firsts during Schalke’s 1-1 draw against Leverkusen: not only did he play the full 90 minutes, he also picked up his first assist after playing a spectacular pass through to Guido Burgstaller.

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Daniel Caligiuri: I’ll bury the next one

It was an unusual feeling for Daniel Caligiuri after the 31-year-old missed from the spot in Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Leverkusen—just the second time he’s done so in his career. “It just wasn’t a good shot, I had too many thoughts in my head,” Caligiuri said about the miss. “Next time, I’ll step up to the spot again, and I’ll score!”

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Jochen Schneider: End the disappointing season with a win

Jochen Schneider saw two sides to Schalke in the 1-1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen at the weekend. “The first half wasn’t what we expected. It was a bit like a friendly game, the tension was missing,” said the 48-year-old. However, he enjoyed the second 45 minutes.

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A strong performance and a hard-fought point

Saturday’s match between Schalke and Leverkusen had plenty to offer: unused chances, a missed penalty, a penalty that was given and then taken away, and a goal for each side. In the end, Schalke took home a hard-fought but well-deserved point after a strong second half performance.

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Guido Burgstaller: Always a great feeling to score

The Knappen managed to take a point at Bayer Leverkusen (11/5) on Saturday, mainly thanks to a strong second-half performance. S04 could have taken the lead, but missed the chance from the penalty spot. Despite that, the players and head coach agreed that a point was fair. schalke04.de has summarised the post-match reactions.

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