Robin Gosens’ Bundesliga debut for boyhood club Schalke may not have gone to plan, but he played a pivotal role in his second outing, keeping Bayern Munich’s right side quiet as the teams played out a goalless draw at the VELTINS-Arena. Now, a visit to former club Union Berlin is on the horizon, and he will be eager to get his first three points in Royal Blue in the capital…
The often-derided Loris Karius upstaged Manuel Neuer as Schalke held Bayern to a rare goalless draw in a tale of two goalkeepers in Gelsenkirchen If one goalkeeper was going to dominate the discussion in this game, it actually felt as if it would be the less busy one. Schalke fans do not take kindly to being dumped and even if Manuel Neuer left the club behind 15 years ago – and even if most of the world associates him with Bayern Munich rather than his home town club – he is still given a rough ride when he returns.Opposing sporting directors Max Eberl and Frank Baumann had words to say about that after Saturday evening’s latest visit, but it wasn’t Germany’s legendary goalkeeper who took the headlines – or not he alone, at least. It was always going to be a landmark afternoon with Schalke playing a first home game in the top flight since May 2023, but this was way beyond what anyone could have expected. The numbers said it all – with Bayern failing to score for the first time domestically since a goalless draw at Leverkusen more than 18 months ago, meaning they finished the weekend not on top of the table for the first time in almost two years – but told nothing of the story. Continue reading...
Loris Karius has completed quite the redemption arc. The Schalke goalkeeper produced a Man of the Match performance to help his side shut out Bayern Munich in their first Bundesliga home game since May 2023, securing a memorable point for the newly promoted side.
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