Bundesliga

2-1 win in Augsburg – Schalke secure second and European football

Schalke’s return to Champions League football is complete! Courtesy of a 2-1 win in Augsburg, FC Schalke 04 ensured they will be participating in next season’s Champions League. Both goals in the WWK Arena came from Thilo Kehrer. Due to Dortmund’s 2-1 loss to Mainz, the Knappen have also confirmed a second placed finish in the Bundesliga.

Bundesliga

May 5, 2018

Sights set on Champions League

One point. That’s all the Knappen need now to secure Champions League football for next season. Domenico Tedesco has however emphasised ahead of Saturday’s trip to Augsburg, that his team will not be playing for a draw: "We will go into the game wanting to win," said the head coach.

Bundesliga

May 3, 2018

A highly deserved point

It was a very hard day’s work for the Royal Blues. From the 12th minute in Schalke’s 1-1 draw with Borussia Mönchengladbach, Schalke were down to ten men as Nabil Bentaleb was given his marching orders. Things seemed to get from bad to worse as Borussia opened the scoring after half an hour but the Knappen fought back to not only equalise but looked the more likely side to win the game.

Bundesliga

Apr 29, 2018

Daniel Caligiuri: The three points were there for the taking

Mixed feelings followed Schalke’s 1-1 draw with Borussia Mönchengladbach. On one side, the Knappen were pleased with their performance but, on the other side, there was a feeling that the win could have been theirs. We discover what they had to say.

Bundesliga

Apr 28, 2018

Domenico Tedesco: Full credit to the team

Despite being down a man and a goal, the Royal Blues picked up a point against Borussia Mönchengladbach. We noted the post-match reaction of the two head coaches.

Bundesliga

Apr 28, 2018

10 men Schalke get a point against Gladbach

A man down for 80 minutes and then 1-0 behind but Schalke fought back for a well-deserved point against Gladbach this Saturday afternoon. After Nabil Bentaleb saw red in the 12th minute and Raffael scored in the 32nd minute, Daniel Caligiuri equalised from the spot just before half-time.

Bundesliga

Apr 28, 2018

Have to make better use of chances against good opponents

The draw which felt like a loss against 1. FC Köln left a bitter taste in the mouth, but the lessons have been learned and the team has moved on. Up next for Schalke 04 is a meeting with Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Veltins-Arena on Saturday (Kick-off: 15:30 CEST).

Bundesliga

Apr 26, 2018

Leon Goretzka: "We weren't clinical enough"

A disappointed Domenico Tedesco, Leon Goretzka, Ralf Fährmann and Franco Di Santo share their thoughts following the 2-2 draw in Cologne. schalke04.de brings you all the reactions.

Bundesliga

Apr 22, 2018

S04 let lead slip to draw 2-2 in Cologne

FC Schalke 04 let a two-goal lead slip on Sunday (22.4) to draw 2-2 in Cologne. Breel Embolo (5’) and Yevhen Konoplyanka (23’) gave the Royal Blues a comfortable lead early on, but the team struggled to made further chances count. The Billy Goats pulled one back through Leon Bittencourt (26’) before Marcel Risse fired in a free kick in the 83rd to snatch a point.

Bundesliga

Apr 22, 2018

Domenico Tedesco: Cleared our heads from the disappointment

After their harsh exit from the DFB-Pokal in the semi-final, FC Schalke 04 now turn their focus fully to the Bundesliga run-in. “Obviously the team were disappointed after the defeat. We’ve collected our thoughts and are now looking ahead to the upcoming clash. We’ve cleared our heads,” said Domenico Tedesco ahead of Sunday’s trip to 1. FC Köln.

Bundesliga

Apr 20, 2018

Guido Burgstaller: I didn’t doubt for a second we’d not win the derby

Though Guido Burgstaller was unable to get on the scoresheet like in reverse fixture this time around, the striker was one of the Knappen’s stand-out performers on Sunday in the 2-0 win. The Austria international hunted down every ball, fought for every challenge and continually was putting the team on the front. “I just wanted to win the game!” emphasised the 28-year-old.

Bundesliga

Apr 16, 2018

Domenico Tedesco shares praise with his team

At 26 minutes past five on Sunday afternoon, when referee Manuel Gräfe blew for full time in the 152nd Revierderby, Domenico Tedesco fell to his knees in jubilation, clenched his fist and punched the ground multiple times. Yet another sign of just how much this job at FC Schalke 04 means to the 32-year-old, which is exactly what the fans love him for.

Bundesliga

Apr 16, 2018