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Cheering sky-high, saddened to death – that should describe the current mood at FC Schalke 04 quite aptly. In the last season runner-up and after the third matchday of the new season deep in the table cellar of the Bundesliga. Memories of the catastrophic seasons of two and eight years ago come to life, in which the squires fought to the end of the season for the league. In these two seasons, however, the Royal Blues were also in the European Cup on the road and quite successful. So the way led the Schalke in the 2010/11 season to the semi-finals of the Champions League and two years ago to the quarter-finals of the Europa League.
In these international successes now also the hopes of those responsible, which already on Tuesday (18.09.2018) hope for a clear reaction against the FC Porto. From 20:00 pm, the team of head coach Domenico Tedesco has the opportunity, but the task is quite demanding. For many experts, the Portuguese, who are already represented for the 23rd time in the premier class and in the last two years also reached the knockout stages, are considered favorites for the group victory. Porto have had little success with German teams and the squires also have positive memories of teams from Portugal. All five games in the Veltins Arena against Portuguese teams have won the Royal Blues.
Schalke:
With the runner-up FC Schalke 04 landed in the last season a real surprise coup and started accordingly ambitious in the new season. Although the miners are represented after a three-year abstinence for the first time again in the Champions League, Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich), Max Meyer (Crystal Palace) and last but not least Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint-Germain) decided to leave the club. Despite the bloodletting, at least the preparation was quite decent. Only the 0: 1 defeat against Erzgebirge Aue, the former club of head coach Domenico Tedesco, stood out negative. In the dress rehearsal even managed a 3-0 win against Fiorentina.
In the DFB Pokal followed then also the first competitive victory against 1. FC Schweinfurt 05, before the disaster in the Bundesliga took its course. Due to unfamiliar weaknesses on the defensive and a mostly harmless offensive, the first three Bundesliga games against Wolfsburg (1: 2), Berlin (0: 2) and Mönchengladbach (1: 2) lost mainly earned. It is also obvious that Tedesco has not yet succeeded after the cadres, the partly well-known new entrants – including Salif Sané (Hannover 96), Mark Uth (Hoffenheim), Omar Mascarell (Real Madrid, currently injured) and Sebastian Rudy ( Bayern Munich) – to integrate into his game system. On the square this leads to a shaky defense, lack of creativity and a devastating exploitation of opportunities.
FC Porto:
After four unsuccessful attempts, FC Porto celebrated its 28th overall title in the last season and is now represented 23 times in the premier league, which incidentally only Real Madrid and FC Barcelona succeeded. In contrast to the upcoming opponents, the dragons experienced a mixed preparation in which two defeats only one victory and a draw – in the dress rehearsal against Newcastle United – face. Then it went in the Supercup against surprise cup winners CD Aves, who could be beaten equal to 3: 1.
The start in the Primeira Liga – the highest Portuguese league – was made to measure. After initially GD Chaves 5: 0 shot from the stadium, Porto won at OS Belenenses just 3-2. The first setback came in the match against Vitória Guimarães, who lost 2-3 despite a two-goal lead. Compensation was achieved by the team of chief coach Sérgio Conceição against Moreirense FC, who were beaten 3: 0 again. In the League Cup last Friday, then it was enough against GD Chaves only to a goalless draw (1-1). Against Schalke Porto is seen as a disadvantage for betting on the win, but the betting odds of the two teams are still close to each other.
Schalke vs FC Porto head to head matches
27.07.15 CF Schalke FC Porto 0 : 0
05.03.08 CL FC Porto Schalke 1 : 1 (1 : 0)
19.02.08 CL Schalke FC Porto 1 : 0