Overview
- Schalke faces SV Elversberg on Saturday at 13:00 local time in a close-table meeting, with Elversberg one place and one point back.
- Long-term absentees Timo Becker, Christopher Antwi-Adjei and Christian Gomis remain out, and Yannick Bachmann (heel) and Amin Younes are also unavailable.
- Muslic said the club will still field a team that will give everything and handle the situation together as a collective.
- Citing December and January scheduling, Schalke’s sporting leadership decided against a traditional southern winter training camp and will use local facilities.
- Muslic praised Elversberg’s quality and structure, calling them a tough opponent while expressing confidence Schalke can match that and reconnect performance with support from the stands.