Overview
- Schalke confirmed a thigh muscle injury for reserve keeper Justin Heekeren sustained in the Twente friendly, ruling him out for several weeks and leaving Loris Karius as the lone senior option.
- Eleven players are unavailable and Vitalie Becker is suspended for Saturday’s 2. Bundesliga match at Preußen Münster, scheduled for November 22 at 13:00.
- Junior goalkeeper Luca Podlech is viewed as the likely bench option, while U23 players Tim Dietrich and Paul Pöpperl have joined first-team training after featuring in the Twente test.
- Janik Bachmann, Christopher Antwi-Adjei and Bryan Lasme have rejoined parts of team training, with Antwi-Adjei discussed as a possible option for the weekend.
- Several others continue individual rehab and are set to miss the game, and Münster lead the league in fouls with a high yellow-card total that signals a bruising contest for Schalke’s thin squad.