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Gelsenkirchen (AP) - No goal, no luck, no points: Despite a courageous performance against Bayer 04 Leverkusen, FC Schalke 04, threatened with relegation, was unable to stop its winless misery in the Bundesliga.
The bottom of the table lost their home game against the new runners-up on Sunday evening with 0: 3 (0: 1) and has now been without a win across all seasons for 26 games.
A controversial own goal by Malick Thiaw (10th) initiated the defeat.
Julian Baumgartlinger (67th) increased in the 67th minute to 2-0 for Leverkusen.
Steven Skrzybski missed the possible following goal, who failed with a penalty kick to Lukas Hradecky in the 72nd minute.
Patrik Schick (78th) made the decision 3-0.
Before the game, Schalke Ultras had hung up some banners around the arena.
The criticism was directed - unlike last time - not against the team, but against the board of directors around Alexander Jobst.
One said: «9 years on the board means part of the problem instead of the solution.
When will you finally draw personal conclusions? "
The Schalke team, shaken by unsuccessful sport, were not to be envied in the game against the proven, playful Leverkusen team.
In addition to the initially sorted out Nabil Bentaleb, Amine Harit and Vedad Ibisevic, five field players were missing.
In addition, Frederik Rönnow (thigh strain) and Ralf Fährmann (knee), the two seeded goalkeepers, were injured.
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So the third goalkeeper Michael Langer came to his first competitive game for the Royal Blues.
The 35-year-old Austrian had played his only Bundesliga game in 2007 for VfB Stuttgart.
"Anyone who is in the squad of a Bundesliga team naturally has the quality to play the Bundesliga," said coach Manuel Baum on Sky TV.
At first, Langer was challenged far less than was to be feared due to the lack of sport and personnel.
He was powerless in the opening goal for the Europa League starter: After a corner from Bailey, Thiaw was hard pressed by Leverkusen's Aleksandar Dragovic and pushed the ball into his own goal with his head and shoulder.
Against the Schalke team, who showed all their fighting power, the guests were playfully far better - despite the short-term loss of Kerem Demirbay.
The midfielder tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday.
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Leverkusen couldn’t capitalize on its chances in the first 45 minutes.
Nassim Boujalleb used the hosts' only opportunity to score a goal, which was withdrawn because of passer-by Mark Uth (32nd).
Even after the restart, both teams achieved something that was not countable for a long time.
Langer was beaten again in the 67th minute.
After blocking a shot from Julian Baumgartlinger shortly before, the midfielder headed the ball into the net after a corner to make it 2-0.
In the 72nd minute, Schalke had a great chance to connect.
But Skrzybski missed the penalty that Suat Serdar had lost.
Six minutes later, Schick decided the game with a 3-0 win.
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