Just a few years ago, Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen was the top club of the Bundesliga, and before that it even competed in the Champions League. Over time, the team began to have more and more problems and performed significantly below expectations. As a result, in 2021 it was relegated to the 2. Bundesliga with a bang. He returned after a year's break to spend just one season in the top league.
A growing problem for Schalke. They're going to the bottom
The crisis seems to have no end. Schalke had a bad start to this season and is also struggling with financial problems. According to German media, he has a debt of as much as EUR 168 million to repay. And the bad ones certainly don't help results teams.
This season, the team from Gelsenkirchen has only won two victories. She had a chance to break through on Friday at 6:30 p.m. That day, Schalke faced Ulm away. It was a very important match in the context of the fight to stay at the back of the Bundesliga. However, Marcin Kamiński's team failed again and only drew goalless. Therefore, it is currently in 16th place in the table, which means fighting in the play-off for relegation. And it may even fall into the relegation zone if Eintracht Braunschweig defeats Paderborn this round.
Table 2.Bundesliga
- 15. Ulm 11 matches, 9 points
- 16. Schalke 11 matches, 9 points
- 17. Eintracht Braunschweig 10 matches, 8 points
- 18. Regensburg 10 matches, 4 points
It is clear that Schalke, instead of fighting to return to the elite, must fight to stay in the second tier. Team The Pole will have another opportunity to score points on Sunday, November 10. On this day, it will face Regensburg, who is last in the table.