Gelsenkirchen FC Schalke 04 will face Eintracht Braunschweig in the basement duel on Saturday (1 p.m.). The live ticker for the second division game.
“In November,” Coach said Daniel Scherning von Eintracht Braunschweig on Thursday, “no one would have thought that both teams would now be on equal footing.” And he’s right: While Schalke 04 was still considered a team in the autumn that could be expected to catch up towards promotion, Eintracht was lagging behind in the second division table, Trend: relegated number one. Now both teams have 20 points, only the goal difference and one place separate them, 15th against 16th – that’s pure relegation battle (1 p.m./Sky).
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While the Braunschweigers could financially cope with a relegation to the third division – they have become an elevator team – the Royal Blues would have to worry about the existence of the club if they were relegated. It’s not just about three points week after week, but also about hundreds of jobs. The pressure is correspondingly great – and the coach Karel Geraerts said: “It’s not just about being physically fit. It’s about mental strength. I will only field players with strong nerves.”
25 professionals and three U23 players were at his disposal during training during the week – the 42-year-old Belgian was spoiled for choice tactically and in every position. Geraerts decided to make six changes to the starting lineup compared to the 1-4 disgrace at 1. FC Kaiserslautern a week ago: Marius Müller, Ron Schallenberg, Blendi Idrizi, Darko Churlinov, Marcin Kaminski and Henning Matriciani backs for Ralf Fährmann, Timo Baumgartl, Tobias Mohr, Keke Topp (all bench), Lino Tempelmann (stand) and Cedric Brunner (yellow suspension) in the starting eleven. Schalke were particularly eagerly awaiting the goalkeeper decision – many fans were in favor of Marius Müller. On Thursday, Geraerts didn’t show his hand. “First I want to talk to the players. “I don’t close my eyes to problems, but I don’t allow myself to be guided by emotions,” he said. Right-back signing Brandon Soppy (Bergamo) is currently on the bench.
And Braunschweig? There will be a reunion Sidi Sane and Niklas Tauer. Sané was trained in the Knappenschmiede, Tauer was part of the S04 squad in the first half of the season, but didn’t get a chance under either former coach Thomas Reis or Geraerts. He is in the starting line-up for Braunschweig. Sané sits on the bench – exactly like that Maurice Multhaup and Florian Krugerwho also have a past as a miner’s forge.
This is how Schalke and Eintracht Braunschweig play
Schalke: Müller – Matriciani, Kalas, Kaminski, Murkin – Schallenberg – Seguin, Idrizi – Churlinov – Karaman, Terodde. Coach: Geraerts
Braunschweig: Hoffmann – Ivanov, Bicakcic, Kurucay – Rittmüller, Krauße, Donkor – Kaufmann, Tauer – Gomez, Philippe. Coach: Scherning
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
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2024-02-03 12:04:00
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