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Only two out of 18 possible points in the last six games, only nine points after 21 matchdays and last place on the table: FC Schalke 04’s record looked devastating even before Revier’s derby against Borussia Dortmund, but also after the game against BVB not a little better.
Dortmund defeated their beleaguered competitor 4-0 on Saturday at Schalke’s Veltins Arena (match report >>>) and thus contributes to the fact that the relegation of the “Royal Blues” is increasingly unlikely. To the chagrin of Borussia itself, in fact.
“If it really happens like this, it would be a shame for the fans and for us the players. The Bundesliga and we as a club also live from this explosiveness and this fire. Hope always dies in the end,” said BVB captain Marco Reus. Sky. “If he had a choice, he would” let Schalke in. ”
Emre Can agrees with his teammate: “It would be a shame if there were no more derbies in the Ruhr area. But yes, it will be difficult for them to avoid relegation.”
Schalke: “We had a lot of things”
At Schalke, they are aware of the precarious situation, but with nine points behind the rescue bank, relegation is still possible for the time being.
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“We believe in it until the end. We fight,” says Schalke coach Christian Gross, who also says: “We have had a lot of things today.”
Like the failure of Shkodran Mustafi shortly before kick-off, or the replacement of goalkeeper Ralf Fährmann through injury in the first half, which meant that Michael Langer made his second appearance of the season.
Langer: “Extremely shitty situation”
The voracious 36-year-old is visibly disappointed after four goals against and another loss: “We try to get everything out of the way every week, even in training. It didn’t work for us again today at an immensely important moment. I play. It’s clear that we are sad, disappointed, angry. “
Langer still doesn’t give up hope: “It’s an extremely shitty situation, to get to the point. We have no other choice, we have to get back up and keep fighting, we will too.”
“The whole region, we are all very disappointed and dissatisfied. We are extremely angry with ourselves, but that doesn’t help. We have to get up again,” Langer said, knowing nothing about giving up.
Dortmund continues upward trend
Borussia Dortmund were able to pick up exactly where they left off on Saturday in the Champions League win against Sevilla. BVB didn’t have the best moment recently either, losing a few points in the Bundesliga, but with the win against Schalke they were able to reconnect to the Champions League places.
“We came here today to win a derby. We did it. We are very satisfied with the result, as well as the performance and the way we scored the goals,” says BVB coach Edin Terzic, who has his first derby in the dock. behind him.
The 38-year-old could hardly have imagined a better Derby debut. “The 90 minutes were really great, it was fun. When you win, it’s always good. When you win here, like Borussia, you are particularly happy.”
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