Victory in the Champions League: Schalke pushed all the way into the second round – n-tv.de NEWS

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 Wednesday, December 10, 2014

 
 
 

 
 The move into the knockout stages of the Champions League has been successful: Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04 can prevail in the away match against NK Maribor. The game-winning goal for the Royal Blues scored Max Meyer in 62 minutes.
 

 

The FC Schalke 04 has trembled thanks match winner Max Meyer and Help Protect Chelsea for the third time in a row in the knockout stages of the Champions League. The team of coach Roberto Di Matteo came on Wednesday night to a deserved 1: 0 (0: 0) with the Slovenian football champion NK Maribor and managed so that an eight-point second in the season G behind group winners Chelsea (14 points) a place in the knockout round.

In the smallest stadium in the premier class the substitute Max Meyer succeeded before 12,500 spectators with his first Champions League goal in the 62nd minute of the game decisive blow for Schalke, which thus 3.5 million euro premium for the next round of the Uefa guaranteed.

“We played as a team, have brought the unconditional will to win and barely allowed opportunities. I am very happy for Max. He has not drooped” analyzed captain Benedikt Höwedes development after the game. “.. We are happy that we are in the second round This is an important step for the future It was a well deserved victory,” Di Matteo said, praising the positive attitude of Meyer, who had to start on the bench: “I had hoped can that he was making decisive “

diagram. NK Maribor – Schalke 04

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Results : 0: 1 (0: 0)

Maribor : Handanovic – Stojanovic (76 Vrsic), Rajcevic, Arghus, Viler – Mertelj, Filipovic – Sallalich (65 Mendy), Bohar – Tavares Ibraimi (82 Zahovic). – Coach : Simundza

Schalke : ferryman – Uchida, New Town, Kirchhoff, Höwedes, Fox – Aogo – Barnetta (56. Meyer), Hoger ( 88. Ayhan) – Choupo-Moting, Huntelaar (90 + 2 Friedrich). – Coach : Di Matteo

ref : Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Gate : 0 1 Meyer (62) audience 12,516 best player : Tavares – Uchida, Meyer Yellow cards : no (SID)

The starting point was clear. Schalke had to win and hope that Sporting in London not to score. “Today it’s all about honor. We want to get ahead,” Schalke’s supervisory board chairman Clemens Tonnies had stressed just before the game. Tönnies strengthened so that his last repeatedly criticized sporting director Horst Heldt back again. The manager not up for debate – group final or not

The pressure of having to winning

After three successive victories in the Bundesliga, Schalke’s optimism was great.. Di Matteo led again to a 3-5-2 system with dual leadership Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. The only change from the 4: 0 in Stuttgart was the collection of Marco Hoger for the creative Meyer

After the disappointing. 1: 1 in the first leg was just under zero degree of self-assured appearance but at first nothing to see. The pressure of winning needing seemed to paralyze the favorites. Schalke started deliberately, from midfield was a little surprising, the storm duo go completely in the air. At least they left behind in the uneventful first half to almost nothing.

Uchida saves the score

Only one corner were the hosts really dangerous. The header could Arghus 04 defender Atsuto Uchida barely scratch in 22 minutes off the line – even the margin of Marcos Tavares spectacular block the Japanese successfully

Before standard situations di Matteo had warned again and again.. The best opportunity of Schalke before the break versiebte Huntelaar as he ran toward keeper Jasmin Handanovic alone, but for almost ten meters the ball over the goal hastily shot (44)..

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With increased urgency of the Bundesliga Fourth came out of the cabin. Schalke, at any time on the intermediate results of the match Chelsea – were informed Sporting Lisbon were more aggressive in the duels and developed more train to the opponent’s goal. Ironically striker Huntelaar missed the next high-caliber. From three yards put the striker of the ball on the inside of the post (55) – Zeljko Filipovic cleared off the line – the goal judge waved deal from

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Fresh:. Ran Max Meyer

Now it at Schalke. Di Matteo brought Meyer Barnetta (56) and thus joined a victory. The 19-year-old rescued the almost 800 terraces 04 fans with the earned 1: 0 (62.). The guide gave the Bundesliga finally the necessary sovereignty. Dennis Aogo would be a long-range shot almost the 2: 0 succeeded (71). In Maribor dwindled the forces that final offensive of the now harmless Slovenes had no consequences.

The FC Schalke 04 and Manchester City are the last two participants in the second round of the football Champions League. The English champions won on Wednesday night in Group E at AS Roma with Result 2: 0 (0: 0) and secured with eight points second place behind FC Bayern Munich (15). The Roma must start with five points in third place in the Europa League. Schalke displaced with their victory in the final Group G at NK Maribor with eight points Sporting Lisbon of place. The Portuguese documents at league leaders Chelsea (14) with 1: 3 (0: 2) and were seven points group of third parties

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