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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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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.

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Domenico Tedesco: The blame lies solely at our door

The final whistle in the VELTINS-Arena meant that Schalke’s run in the DFB-Pokal came to an end for the year. The 1-0 defeat at the hand of Eintracht Frankfurt saw Schalke’s cup hopes dashed. schalke04.de collated the thoughts of Domenico Tedesco and SGE coach Niko Kovac after the game.

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Domenico Tedesco: Confident and fully focused

Riding off the momentum of the derby win as well as being driven by the prospect of reaching the DFB-Pokal final in Berlin, FC Schalke 04 welcome Eintracht Frankfurt to a sold-out VELTINS-Arena on Wednesday evening. “It’s a privilege to be playing in the semi-final. We’re going into the game with confidence and the desire to give our all to win this game,” promises Domenico Tedesco.

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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.

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Domenico Tedesco: Hard work paid off

After the deserved and well-celebrated 2-0 win in the derby, Domenico Tedesco and Peter Stöger react to the afternoon’s action.

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Domenico Tedesco: We need passion, but also a clear mind

The 152nd derby in all competitions is also Domenico Tedesco’s first home match against the black and yellow team. The Royal Blues’ head coach was aware of the meaning and importance of the derby to the club, the fans and the general public in the region as well as far away well before the historic 4-4 game in the reverse fixture. “It’s simply the mother of all derbies,” says the 32-year-old ahead of Sunday’s clash (14th April, KO 15:30 CEST) in the VELTINS-Arena.

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Domenico Tedesco: A highly deserved win for HSV

One coach lost their first game in six, the other celebrated their first ever Bundesliga win. After the full time whistle in the Volksparkstadion, Domenico Tedesco and Christian Titz reflected on the 3-2 win for Hamburger SV. We noted what they had to say.

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Domenico Tedesco: The die is not yet cast for HSV!

After six wins in a row, Schalke head into the game against Hamburger SV with their heads held high. The game in the Volksparkstadion kicks off at 18:30 CEST, where the boys will be up against one of the Bundesliga’s founding members. For HSV however, this season has been somewhat of an anomaly so far as they find themselves on a 15-game wait for a victory and rooted to the bottom of the table.

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Domenico Tedesco: It was the tough game we expected

After Schalke'S 2-0 this afternoon over SC Freiburg, we noted what head coaches Domenico Tedesco and Christian Streich had to say about the game.

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Domenico Tedesco: Freiburg are a tough opponent

FC Schalke 04 go into Saturday afternoon’s clash with SC Freiburg full of confidence. Despite the recent run of form, Domenico Tedesco emphasised the clash with the side in fourteenth place won’t be an easy one. “Playing against Freiburg is always tough,” said the Royal Blues’ head coach.

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Domenico Tedesco: Turned game on knife-edge in our favour

After the final whistle, the head coach could hardly control his emotions as he sprinted to congratulate Ralf Fährmann. A while later, we spoke to Domenico Tedesco in Wolfsburg after the team’s win at the Volkswagen Arena. Bruno Labbadia also shared his thoughts.