Berlin (AP) – The Revierderby on Saturday in the Bundesliga could be the last for the coming months. One of the officials will certainly not experience the Ruhrpottduell with FC Schalke 04.
In Frankfurt, the formally strong Eintracht is hoping for more goals from the Portuguese national player in a duel with leaders FC Bayern. Two brothers could again compete in Freiburg.
Borussia Mönchengladbach – FSV Mainz 05 (3.30 p.m.)
MARCO ROSE: Maybe this time it will be even easier for the Gladbach coach that there are no spectators in the stadium. Fans would certainly not receive him enthusiastically after his decision to leave the club. The games against FSV Mainz 05 have always been very successful for the former Mainz professional with Gladbach: three games, three wins. “It is clear to me that every negative result and every goal conceded will be valued particularly,” said the 44-year-old before his 56th Bundesliga game as coach of Borussia Mönchengladbach.
SC Freiburg – 1. FC Union Berlin (3:30 p.m.)
DIE SCHLOTTERBECKS: Sibling love sounds different. Before their brother duel, Keven and Nico Schlotterbeck dealt verbally – with a wink, of course. “If it matters, I’ll blow him away,” said Nico (21). “That would hurt himself more,” countered Keven (23) before the home game with SC Freiburg against 1. FC Union Berlin, to whom – like last year – Nico is now on loan. It is not yet certain whether the two will meet on the pitch. Keven had muscular problems, Nico was last suspended. So far they have played against each other three times. Keven won twice, but for Union, once Nico – and that with Freiburg.
Eintracht Frankfurt – FC Bayern Munich (3:30 p.m.)
ANDRÉ SILVA: Trainer Adi Hütter hopes. “We will do everything we can to ensure that he can play,” said the Austrian of his Portuguese international striker. With 18 goals this season so far, the 25-year-old has made a big contribution to the fact that Hessen, who has been unbeaten in ten games, can dream of making it into the Champions League for the first time. Only Bayern’s world footballer Robert Lewandowski has scored more often in the Bundesliga (25). Silva is currently plagued by back problems and its use is uncertain.
1. FC Köln – VfB Stuttgart (3.30 p.m.)
EMMANUEL DENNIS: The Nigerian was predicted to have a great future at Club Bruges. In the summer, Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund were reportedly interested in him. After he was suddenly only a substitute in the first half of the season in Bruges, FC loaned him out in the winter. Since then, the 23-year-old striker has been in the starting line-up in all four competitive games. In the Bundesliga he is still without a goal, in the cup he scored, but also missed a penalty when he was out. Trainer Markus Gisdol sees a positive development. So far, the striker who loves to run has been “more than decent”, said the coach: “I admit that everything is not going well yet. But he’s also a character who is good for us. A joker who brings looseness. “
FC Schalke 04 – Borussia Dortmund (6.30 p.m.)
JOCHEN SCHNEIDER: If FC Schalke 04 are relegated, the derby on Saturday will be the last in the Bundesliga for the time being. For Jochen Schneider it will certainly be the last in the royal blue office. It has been clear since Tuesday that the 50-year-old has to go to the end of the season. But maybe sooner if the Schalke team find a successor as head of sports. Schneider has remained almost entirely unlucky since his arrival from Leipzig in March 2019 and has recently been heavily criticized. His open manner in a fan forum the evening after the announcement of his departure earned him at least a lot of sympathy points. Schneider also wants to forego severance payments despite a contract that runs until 2022.
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