🫣 Best 2. Bundesliga defence? Schalke lost at sea in DFB-Pokal | OneFootball

🫣 Best 2. Bundesliga defence? Schalke lost at sea in DFB-Pokal | OneFootball

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·29. Oktober 2025

🫣 Best 2. Bundesliga defence? Schalke lost at sea in DFB-Pokal

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Thanks to Miron Muslić, the Schalke defense had particularly stabilized at the start of the season. They conceded only five goals in the first ten second division games. They are far from this defensive compactness in the cup. 

Because SV Darmstadt 98 was already leading 2-0 against the Royal Blues at halftime. Newcomer Hiroki Akiyama and Matej Maglica made the Lilies celebrate. 


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Even afterwards, Darmstadt remained dangerous and the Schalke defense shaky. 

In the second half, the hosts quickly increased to 3-0 through Fraser Hornby, and shortly after, Bartosz Bialek scored to make it 4-0 (60th minute). Let's see if the Royal Blues can recover from this. 

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.


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