Runner-up FC Schalke 04 hopes to the League-a false start on the improvement in the European “king’s class”. Borussia Dortmund, in last season’s embarrassing to have failed, with a new self-confidence into the race.
With the opposite sign of the FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund to come on Tuesday (21 clock CEST) to its first tasks, the Champions League season. While the Royal Blues want to send to a messed up League-Start in the European “king’s class” a sign of life, want to make the Black-and-Yellow the embarrassing Champions League Vorrundenaus in the last season, forget it.
“A reward, not a burden”
Schalke return after more than three years on the Champions League stage. In 2015, the Royal blue had failed in the second round to record winners Real Madrid, despite a 4:3 victory in the return match at the “Royal,” because they had lost the first leg with 0:2. The anticipation of the German Vice-champion on the Comeback in the Premier class is by three defeats in the first three Bundesliga Games marred. “We have tore us apart last season, to be able to play these games,” said coach Domenico Tedesco prior to the home game on Tuesday against FC Porto. The Champions League, the 33-Year-old, “a reward and not a burden”. Schalke sporting Director Christian Heidel is behind Tedesco, despite the League-false starts: “He can handle it. No clueless coach stands on the sidelines.”
Problems in all team parts
The European Cup record of Schalke against the Portuguese positive. In four duels there were two wins, a draw and a defeat. In 2008, the Schalke moved in thanks to the parades of former goalkeeper Manuel Neuer in the penalty shoot-out in the quarter-finals. Also in 1976, they were in the UEFA Cup thanks to three goals of their legendary striker Klaus Fischer.
Ex-Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer parried 2008 in Porto, his second penalty
Currently the problems outweigh the disadvantages, however, in the pre-season so stable defence, Naldo wobbles, in the midfield, new signing Sebastian Rudy is running only on the side, and the attack has made 270 League minutes only a goal out of the game. “We just Shit on your Shoe,” said Daniel Caligiuri, who is, like many other of the shape of the preseason. Guido Burgstaller blew for the attack. “Work hard, don’t whine, Gas, and believe in us”, the striker as a currency for the game against Porto.
BVB-objective: to Overwinter in the Champions League
Borussia Dortmund will be looking to make amends for the disappointing performances of the last Champions League season. After two embarrassing draw against minnows APOEL Nicosia and four defeats against Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur, Borussia was failed miserably in the first round. “It should not happen to us again, that we’re run by a defeat of the music. We want to support our ambitions clear immediately below,” said Sebastian Kehl, the head of the license game Department, the magazine “Kicker”.
A disappointed Shinji Kagawa – a symbol of last year’s Champions League season
The Dortmund compete in the Belgian Champions FC Bruges. “We want to survive the group stage and Champions League hopes”, sports Director Michael Zorc as the target. “We need a good result in Bruges.”
“A Lot Of Self-Confidence”
In the last eleven games in the Premier class only managed to win the BVB. “We are matured. Last season, we gave it a lot of games out of Hand because we were there until closing, or fought to keep the victory. This season we have made a step forward,” said goalkeeper Roman Bürki. And captain Marco Reus added: “our start to the season, we have much confidence.” The BVB is after two Wins and a draw from first three Bundesliga Games on the second place in the standings behind FC Bayern. Coach Lucien Favre will have to do without in Bruges on the two new arrivals, Paco Alcacer and Thomas Delaney. The striker and the midfielder is missing due to muscular problems.
Hoffenheim and Bayern away
On Wednesday 1899 Hoffenheim, the Ukrainian champion Shakhtar Donetsk his Champions League debut (18: 55 CEST). Record Champions FC Bayern starts with an away game in the Portuguese Vice-champion Benfica Lisbon (21 clock CEST) in the group stage.