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Guido Burgstaller: A committed group

Last season, FC Schalke 04 ended the season in tenth place which the fans, the players and the powers that be were not pleased about. One year on, the mood in camp has drastically changed.

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Dreams become reality

“Runners-up, runners-up,” rang around the Schalke dressing room after the full-time whistle in Augsburg on Saturday afternoon. The players danced and, alongside mineral water and electrolyte drinks, beers were consumed. Pizza boxes and several bottles of champagne were in the corner – a further clue that something special took place. FC Schalke 04 are back in the Champions League.

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Domenico Tedesco: I’m delighted for the fans most of all

Domenico Tedesco will finish his first season in the Bundesliga in second place. We spoke to a delighted Schalke boss after the 2-1 win in the WWK Arena alongside a congratulatory Manuel Baum.

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Thilo Kehrer: An unbelievable feeling

After celebrating out on the pitch, we spoke to Thilo Kehrer and Christian Heidel to look back at the 90 minutes which confirmed Schalke’s spot in next season’s Champions League.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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