Voltage drop before the game: a victory of Moscow in the match before the FC Schalke 04 is already a round before the whistle to sound in Porto. The security helps S04.
As the player of Schalke 04 came to the dragon stadium, they had fulfilled their Mission already. Thanks to support from Moscow, the football Vice-champion, before the 1:3 (0:0) had reached at FC Porto in the first knockout round of the Champions League. Then the king’s blue playful in your 200. European Cup-game with the defeat of the Portuguese Champions, however, the Chance on the first place in group D.
The second rank of the Gelsenkirchen club have sure, however, because previously the Russian Champions locomotive Moscow, with three Ex-scarf core defeated the Turkish title-holders Galatasaray Istanbul 2:0 (1:0). Before the group finale on may 11. December against locomotive with Ex-world champion Benedikt Höwedes, winger Jefferson Farfan and sporting Director Erik Stoffel house is located Schalke, five points behind leaders Porto four points ahead of Istanbul. Eder Militao (52.) and Jesus Corona (55.) sealed before 41.603 spectators in the Estadio do Dragao with a double strike after the break, the first Chelsea defeat in the group phase. In addition, Moussa Marega (90.+4). The defense of the guests, a hand with a penalty from Nabil Bentaleb (89.) late for a consolation goal came, seemed to be overwhelmed at the beginning of the second section.
In the League’s less successful
The sixth entry into the knockout round of the Champions League for the Gelsenkirchen “a milestone”, as coach Domenico Tedesco said. Sporting Director Christian Heidel had spent “the Winter in the Champions League” as the goal. In the Bundesliga after a catastrophic false start, as a table 14. still far behind the own claims, showed the Royal blue of their strongest performances in the European Cup.
jw (sid/dpa)