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Amine Harit gritted his teeth

The Revierderby looked to be over for Amine Harit. The Moroccan international had to be extensively treated on the pitchside after Gonzalo Castro’s foul in the 78th minute. Harit was hobbling on the sidelines, suffering from sharp pain in his calf.

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Amine Harit: This derby will go down in history

It was an incredible 97 minutes of football in Dortmund which all of those taking part won’t be forgetting any time soon. After the final whistle, Amine Harit, Leon Goretzka and Naldo shared their thoughts in the 151st Revierderby.

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Domenico Tedesco: We showed character and a strong mentality

It was a first derby for both Domenico Tedesco and Peter Bosz as head coaches for their respective clubs. The two coaches gave their thoughts on the crazy 90 minutes of football they had just witnessed.

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Derby delight for Schalke as they come back from 4-0 down to draw in Dortmund

The Royal Blues managed to come back from 4-0 down at half-time to get a deserved draw against Borussia Dortmund. The unbelievable second half comeback from Schalke saw them get a point to take back to Gelsenkirchen.

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A special game but same preparations

Domenico Tedesco faces his first Revierderby as the Royal Blues’ head coach. “I’m really looking forward to the game. Football lives on emotion, especially at Schalke,” says the 32-year-old ahead of the 151st competitive game between the blue and whites and the black and yellows on Saturday (25th November, KO 15:30 CET) in Dortmund. Despite all the rivalry, the most important thing is that the game is fair and square, according to the head coach.

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Christian Heidel: competition for places is healthy

The Royal Blues are undefeated in seven games and go into the Revierderby second in the table. This is no reason for unmitigated euphoria though. “No team ever secured their position as second in the table after only 12 matchdays,” said sporting director Christian Heidel. In an interview with schalke04.de, Heidel spoke about Schalke’s current situation and the side’s upcoming duel with Borussia Dortmund.

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Former Freiburg man Daniel Caliguiri strikes

Daniel Caligiuri scored the goal of the day on Saturday (04/11) in Freiburg. His effort helped the Royal Blues climb to fourth place in the table but the midfielder held back on his celebration. “Obviously I was pleased,” said the 29-year-old. “But for me, I was clearly not going to celebrate excessively.”

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Schalke look to end Freiburg’s home streak

After two home games in a row, FC Schalke 04 are once again on their travels. Next up for the Royal Blues is a trip to the Schwarzwald-Stadion on 4th November (15:30 CET) to face a Freiburg team that is still yet to lose at home so far this season.

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Leon Goretzka: A big step

Two wins in a row have moved Schalke into fourth place. We noted the reaction after Schalke’s 2-0 win against 1. FSV Mainz 05.

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Domenico Tedesco: We’re fully focused on the Mainz game

Schalke 04 and Mainz 05 will get matchday 9 underway on Friday (20th October) at 20:30 CEST. Schalke sporting director Christian Heidel was Director of Football for the Zerofivers from 1992 until 2016. “It’s always strange to play against Mainz,” reveals the 54-year-old.

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Leon Goretzka: I’ve only scored penalties in training until now

After the win in Berlin, goalscorers Leon Goretzka and Guido Burgstaller shared their thoughts on the game and the red card for Hertha BSC.

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Royal Blues take three points from Berlin

FC Schalke 04’s journey to Berlin was a worthwhile one. Thanks to goals from Leon Goretzka and Guido Burgstaller, the Royal Blues ran out deserved 2-0 winners against Hertha BSC and gave the Europa League participants their first home defeat of the season.

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