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Domenico Tedesco: Everybody is up for it

29 days after the 3-1 win in VfB Stuttgart, FC Schalke will begin the second half of the season at home to VfL Wolfsburg (Sunday 20/1, 18:00 CET). Domenico Tedesco is looking forwardto the game, but has also demanded that: “the players give their all on the pitch. The fans have to see that the players are up for it from the first minute.”

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Bastian Oczipka: Work hard and correct wrongdoings

Bastian Oczipka rounded of the Benidorm training camp by receiving a Happy Birthday song from his teammates. He was also able to celebrate his 30th birthday by eating cake shortly before departing Spain.

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One lucky moment, two accounts opened, three important points

It was the 48th minute in the Mercedes-Benz Arena and all the Schalke fans in the stadium could take a big sigh of relief. After a mistake by Ralf Fährmann, Nicolas Gonzalez had the opportunity to place the ball into an empty net, but instead only managed to hit the post. "I just thought: please, please let us have some luck," said Christian Heidel.

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Domenico Tedesco: A deserved win, but we have to be more effective on the break

There were plenty of happy Royal Blues after the 3-1 win in Stuttgart! Domenico Tedesco and Stuttgart coach Markus Weinzierl reflected on the game in the post-match press conference, as well as how their teams had fared in the first half of the season. Ralf Fährmann and Steven Skrzybski also gave their opinions. schalke04.de has summarised the quotes.

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S04 win their fourth straight away game in Stuttgart

FC Schalke 04 have ended the first half of the season with a win. Domenico Tedesco’s men defeated VfB Stuttgart 3-1 on Saturday (22/12), thus winning their fourth straight away win at Stuttgart. The goals were scored by Steven Skrzybski (10’), Salif Sané (70’) and Ahmed Kutucu (78’).

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S04 want to end an average half to the season with a win

Schalke’s footballing year of 2018 will end on Saturday (22/12, 15:30 CET) with an away game in Stuttgart. Two sides, who are both unhappy with their seasons so far, come up against each other. Domenico Tedesco is desperate for a win: “We want to go into the winter break with a win”, underlined the head coach.

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A memorable occasion, but a disappointing result

Last night saw many moments which people will remember for a very long time. FC Schalke 04, founded by miners, paid an emotional farewell to the coal mines in the Ruhr area before the game against Bayer Leverkusen.

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Ralf Fährmann: Everyone associated with Schalke deserved better tonight

Despite dominating the match for large periods, Schalke lost 2-1 at home to Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday (19/12). The Royal Blues were frustrated with the unfortunate defeat – especially as it was a night where they were desperate to win for the miners in attendance. schalke04.de has summarised the post-match reactions.

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Disappointing evening for S04 – Royal Blues lose 2-1 against Leverkusen

FC Schalke 04 slipped to a home defeat on Wednesday (19/12) against Bayer Leverkusen. Aleksandar Dragovic and Lucas Alario scored for the visitors and Haji Wright netted his first goal for Schalke.

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Date and time for Matchdays 22 to 28 confirmed

The DFL have confirmed the fixtures for Matchday 22 to 28.

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Domenico Tedesco: A one-off and emotional game

The last home game of the year is coming up and will see Schalke commemorate the closing of the coal mine industry at the same time. The players’ shirts will all have a different name of a coal mine on them for the game against Bayer Leverkusen (19/12, 18:30 CET). There will be a number of miners in attendance at the VELTINS-Arena – and Schalke 04 want to give them a memorable evening, not only by winning three points.

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Domenico Tedesco: It was a game of two halves

The Royal Blues had to settle for a point on Saturday (15/12) against Augsburg. Head coach Tedesco and the players were frustrated with the first half performance, but saw a clear improvement in the second half, in which the team could have won the game. schalke04.de has summarised the post-match reactions.

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