Schalke 04 v Bayern Munich preview: Bundesliga returns to the Veltins-Arena | OneFootball

Schalke 04 return to the Veltins-Arena for their first Bundesliga home match since promotion, with champions Bayern Munich visiting. BuLi News reports that Miron Muslić’s side face a formidable assignment on Saturday.

Schalke opened with a DFB-Pokal tie at fourth-tier Hallescher, needing extra time to win 5-2 after a 2-2 draw. They then resumed top-flight duties away to Augsburg in their first league match since 2023.

They lost 3-0 at the WWK Arena, Michael Gregoritsch scoring before Ron Schallenberg’s last-man red just past the hour preceded two late goals.

Schalke have lost 12 competitive games against Bayern. The last draw was in February 2017, their last win 1-0 in March 2011.

Satoshi Tanaka is set to replace the suspended Schallenberg, who begins a two-game ban. The hosts are expected to be without Tomas Kalas, Emil Højlund, Adrian Gantenbein and Bryan Lasme, with late calls on Kenan Karaman and deadline-day arrival Hwang Hee-chan.

Bayern beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 to lift the DFL-Supercup, then opened their title defence by beating Stuttgart 5-1. It was 1-1 before Michael Olise and an own goal struck before the hour, with Aleksandar Pavlović and Luis Díaz later on the scoresheet.

On Wednesday they beat Osnabrück 4-0 in the DFB-Pokal, Olise and Tom Bischof scoring and Harry Kane netting twice. They have won the last seven against Schalke without conceding, including 2-0 at the Veltins-Arena in November 2022.

Serge Gnabry has resumed training after an adductor injury, but this match comes too soon. Vincent Kompany said Jamal Musiala has had a positive week and is set to rejoin a matchday squad for the first time since collapsing in friendlies against RB Leipzig and Heidenheim due to a neurological issue.

Source: BuLi News

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