↕ Hero to villain: Džeko’s afternoon of highs and lows! | OneFootball

This man just ages like a fine wine. In only his eighth game for FC Schalke 04, Edin Džeko scored his sixth goal already – and what an important one it was!

In the top match against Hannover 96, the Bosnian deservedly put the Royal Blues ahead 1-0. Shortly after, Kenan Karaman even made it 2-0.

The result: Schalke now has an impressive four-point lead at the top of the table over the competition.

Since Darmstadt, Elversberg, and Paderborn already slipped up this weekend, the Knappen could crown themselves the big winners of Matchday 26 with a victory over Hannover.

But the cake is far from eaten in the Veltins-Arena. Because of all people, Džeko was sent off with a straight red card in the 52nd minute. So S04 will have to finish the game with one man down...

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