The excitement at Schalke is rising!
If Darmstadt doesn’t win in Düsseldorf on Friday, the Royal Blues can advance on Saturday with a win against St. Pauli (8.30 p.m. / Sport1).
But due to the corona outbreak at the Kiez-Klub (ten professionals in quarantine), there was suddenly a cancellation alarm. BILD answers the questions that all fans are now asking themselves.
Will Schalke’s promotion final be postponed?
Almost certainly no! No further Covid-19 cases were reported at the Millerntor yesterday. Pauli trainer Timo Schultz (44) gets the 15 players required by the DFL (nine of them professionals and one goalkeeper) together, if necessary takes kickers from the U23 or U19 with him.
Does St. Pauli have to compete with a B-Elf?
Rather with a weakened A-Team! The starting lineup is nominally still powerful. But the fact that 18-goal Ösi Guido Burgstaller (33 / torn muscle fiber) is unable to return to his former club and that goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj (26 / probably Corona) is also missing hurts St. Pauli.
And: Only B players are on the bench – Schultz can’t really react in the promotion final.
What is Schalke’s secret party plan?
If Royal Blue rises on Saturday, 60,000 people want to celebrate their heroes and themselves in the arena. Preparations are underway behind the scenes, yesterday there was a meeting with sports director Peter Knäbel (55). There is talk of free beer after the final whistle and the end of the party open – stadium sponsor Veltins has definitely filled up with 52,000 liters.
Which Eurofighters are coming to the arena for the 25th anniversary?
Organizers Huub Stevens (68), Johan de Kock (57), Youri Mulder (53) and Olaf Thon (56) mobilized most of the players and almost the entire 1997 staff. Before the game against St. Pauli, it’s time to get out on the lawn and into the cheering hurricane.
Only a few Uefa Cup winners canceled – including “champion” Jiri Nemec (55), who is unable to coach the Czech third division club Sokol Brozany.
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