Schalke got the points without the performance against Paderborn on Wednesday night and now they want both to end 2014 on a high when they host Hamburg. "We got lucky," admitted midfielder Roman Neustadter after his goal helped the Royal Blues to a second straight away win, a victory which keeps them just a point behind third-placed Borussia Monchengladbach. "Now we've got to show a different ...Full Story »

Schalke midfielder Roman Neustadter has branded the criticism of his club's coach Jen Keller "ridiculous", claiming that some people appear to be intent on plotting against the Royal Blues. They travel to face Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday evening having lost their opening game of the season, but recovered to draw with Bayern Munich a fortnight ago. That result has done little to raise ...Full Story »

Galatasaray reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League after edging out valiant Schalke 3-2 at the Veltins-Arena. Despite taking an early lead through Roman Neustadter, the German side were ultimately undone by strikes from Hamit Altintop and Burak Yilmaz just before the break. Although Michel Bastos levelled just after the hour, Schalke still needed another as Gala had scored more awa...Full Story »