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Dimitrios Grammozis: Game against Lübeck a test for rhythm and match fitness

The Royal Blues are making use of the international break to play a friendly. On Thursday (7/10, 18:00 CEST) Dimitrios Grammozis’ side will travel to VfB Lübeck.

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VfB Lübeck to host FC Schalke 04 in a friendly

Schalke will play a friendly once again during the next international break. On Thursday, 7th October, FC Schalke 04 will visit VfB Lübeck, where Rouven Schröder spent time as a player in 2010. They will host the Royal Blues at 18:00 CEST at the Stadion Lohmühle.

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Schalke 04 defeated by KAS Eupen in practice game

The Royal Blues used the current international break to hold a practice game and faced off against Belgian second-tier side KAS Eupen. The match took place at Schalke’s training ground and some players from the Knappenschmeide featured in the game. The final result was 5-1 to the visiting side.

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S04 put seven past SSVg Velbert in pre-season friendly

FC Schalke 04 faced SSVg Velbert in a friendly on Tuesday night (27/7), winning 7-0 against the fifth-division side. Marvin Pieringer scored a hat-trick, with Amine Harit (2), Kerim Calhanoglu and Can Bozdogan all getting on the scoresheet. The match was arranged on short notice and took place on one of the training grounds at the Ernst-Kuzorra-Weg. For organisational reasons, the match had to take place behind closed doors. Future friendlies will take place with spectators in attendance, as usual.

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3-2 victory in final friendly

FC Schalke 04 won their final pre-season friendly 3-2 on Friday night against Vitesse Arnhem (16/7). Simon Terodde scored twice and Blendi Idrizi was also on the scoresheet in front of 1,000 fans at the Parkstadion. There was a minute’s silence before the game for the victims of the floods in Germany this week.

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Goalless draw against Shakhtar Donetsk

The Royal Blues drew 0-0 with Shakhtar Donetsk in their fourth pre-season friendly. 650 fans watched the game in Mittersill, which saw Schalke keep up their record of not conceding a single goal so far in pre-season.

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Dimitrios Grammozis: Good effort and intensity

After the 0-0 draw with Zenit St. Petersburg on Saturday (03/07), Dimitrios Grammozis took a largely positive view of the game against the Russian champions. The result was not the main concern for the Schalke head coach. Far more important was that the 42-year-old “saw a few things that we've worked on with the players in the days and weeks gone by. I'm pleased with the style and the way in which we presented ourselves.”

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A goalless draw against the reigning Russian champions

After blowout victories in their first two pre-season friendlies, FC Schalke 04 recorded a 0-0 draw against reigning Russian champions Zenit St. Petersburg on Saturday (3/7). New signing Marvin Pieringer had the best chance of the game, but missed a penalty in the 65th minute.

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Timo Becker: Felt great to play in front of the fans again

After an 8-0 win against PSV Wesel-Lackhausen last Wednesday (23/6), the Royal Blues recorded another blowout victory against Sportfreunde Hamborn 07 on Sunday (27/6). Schalke stormed to a 14-0 win in front of 1,000 fans at the Parkstadion.

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Schalke beat Hamborn 14-0 at the Parkstadion

FC Schalke 04’s second pre-season friendly saw them put 14 goals past sixth-tier side Sportfreunden Hamborn 07 in front of 1,000 fans at the Parkstadion. Simon Terrode scored a hat-trick, trialist Yaroslav Mikhailov grabbed a brace and Benito Raman, Salif Sané, Blendi Idrizi, Marvin Pieringer, Timo Becker, Levent Mercan, Marcin Kaminski, Nassim Boujellab and Mehmet Can Aydin all got a goal apiece.

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Simon Terodde: The first game for a new club is always something special

Summer signing Simon Terodde hit the ground running for FC Schalke 04 in the first pre-season friendly against PSV Wesel-Lackhausen, scoring a hat-trick in an 8-0 win.

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Schalke win first pre-season friendly 8-0

FC Schalke 04 defeated PSV Wesel-Lackhausen 8-0 in their first friendly ahead of the 2021/22 season. Simon Terrode scored a first-half hat-trick, while Danny Latza netted the first goal of the new campaign.

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