Guido Burgstaller

Max Meyer: We’ll enjoy it today, but that’s it

Max Meyer: We’ll enjoy it today, but that’s it

We get the reaction from the coach and the players after Schalke’s 2-0 win over Hamburg that took the Royal Blues to second in the Bundesliga table.

Bastian Oczipka: We scored some great goals

After Schalke’s 3-1 win against SV Wehen Wiesbaden which fired them into the last 16 of the DFB-Pokal, captain Ralf Fährmann and Bastian Oczipka spoke after getting two assists from the left flank.

Leon Goretzka: A big step

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.

Goretzka and Burgstaller score in 2-0 win

Goretzka and Burgstaller score in 2-0 win

Another three points are in the bag. In Friday evening’s home fixture against 1. FSV Mainz 05, FC Schalke 04 came out on top thanks to goals from Leon Goretzka and Guido Burgstaller. After back-to-back wins, Schalke are now in fourth place.

Nastasic books his World Cup ticket but Konoplyanka won’t feature

Matija Nastasic and the Serbia national team will be taking part in the World Cup in Russia. Yevhen Konoplyanka, on the other hand, will have to make other plans with his summer. The same applies to Guido Burgstaller as Austria were already knocked out before this round of international fixtures.

Guido Burgstaller: Full of confidence

Guido Burgstaller: Full of confidence

Guido Burgstaller returned to Schalke with conflicting emotions after the international break. The 28-year-old looked back on his international duel against Schalke teammate Matija Nastasic in which Burgi scored his first goal for Austria. The striker also looks ahead to the weekend’s fixture against Hertha BSC.