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Thomas Reis: There are more important things than a game of football

Shortly before the post-match press conference began following the 3-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday (01/04), FC Schalke 04 received devastating news that a fan collapsed in the south stand during the closing stages of the match, and that attempts at resuscitation were sadly unsuccessful.

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Unbeaten run comes to an end following 3-0 loss to Leverkusen

After a run of eight matches in a row without defeat, FC Schalke 04 were beaten 3-0 at home by Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday (1/4). Their goals were scored by Jeremie Frimpong (50’), Florian Wirtz (61’) and Sardar Azmoun (90+1’).

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Matriciani wins Bundesliga "Rookie of the Month" award

FC Schalke 04 defender Henning Matriciani has been voted as the Bundesliga’s “Rookie of the Month” for March. The 23-year-old beat Matthijs de Ligt of Bayern München and Dion Beljo of FC Augsburg to the award. The trio were nominated based on their strong performances in the last month.

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Thomas Reis: Not easy, but not impossible either

The first of FC Schalke 04’s final nine games of the season following the international break is on Saturday at home to Bayer 04 Leverkusen (1/4, 15:30 CEST). The Royal Blues are hoping to continue their eight-game unbeaten run this weekend, but Thomas Reis acknowledged “that it won’t be easy, but not impossible either.”

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Squad update at the start of the new week

Thomas Reis’ side trained on Monday (27/3) ahead of Saturday’s home game against Bayer Leverkusen. 19 players were involved in the session, the first of the week.

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Matchdays, 31, 32 and 33 scheduled

The DFL announced the dates and times for the remaining fixtures on Wednesday (22/3). As always, all games on matchday 34 will be played at the same time, 15:30 CEST on a Saturday.

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Marius Bülter is a man in form

FC Schalke 04’s Marius Bülter has scored four goals in his last four games, including Sportschau’s Goal of the Month for February. The forward converted a penalty in the away game against FC Augsburg on Saturday (18/3), remaining calm in injury time to secure the Royal Blues a point.

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Moritz Jenz: Showed great morale to earn a point

The Royal Blues are still unbeaten after eight games in the second half of the season, although the team weren’t fully satisfied with their performance in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at FC Augsburg (18/3). Marius Bülter was able to rescue a point from the spot for S04 in injury time, as Schalke were unable to take advantage of their opponents going a man down.

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Marius Bülter scores February Goal of the Month

A special award for Marius Bülter: the Royal Blues’ number 11 has scored the Goal of the Month for February. The 29-year-old’s wonderful back-heel flick in the 2-1 win against VfB Stuttgart on February 25th received more than 123,000 votes.

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Alex Král: We could have created more chances after the red card

Saturday’s clash (18/3) between Schalke and Augsburg was a feisty one, including a red card for the hosts and a late equaliser for the visitors. Head coaches Thomas Reis and Enrico Maaßen, as well as Tom Krauß and Alex Král, discussed the 1-1 draw after the game.

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Unbeaten run continues with a 1-1 draw in Augsburg

FC Schalke 04 are still undefeated in the second half of the season. The Royal Blues drew 1-1 away to FC Augsburg on Saturday afternoon (18/3) thanks to Marius Bülter’s penalty in injury time. Arne Maier gave the home team the lead early in the second half, but they soon lost Ermedin Demirovic after he was sent off.

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Thomas Reis: We have the opportunity to climb further up the table

FC Schalke 04 are now unbeaten in seven games. Building on this run on Saturday at 15:30 CET (18/3) during the away game against FC Augsburg would be an important step towards survival “We can’t allow ourselves to be pleased with what we’ve achieved so far, we have to keep working hard to pick up points,” said Thomas Reis.

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