On Sunday (15:30), FC Schalke will take on SC Freiburg. Coach Thomas Reis travels to Breisgau with a battered squad.

Six games left in the Bundesliga. After the important home win against Hertha BSC, FC Schalke 04 travels to SC Freiburg on Sunday (3:30 p.m.).

In the luggage: once again personnel worries, because in the 5:2 against the Berliners injured keeper Ralf Fährmann and the field players Tim Skarke and Cedric Brunner, in addition Tom Krauß must serve a yellow ban.

In total, S04 coach Thomas Reis has to replace nine players with Brunner (shoulder injury), Fährmann (muscle fiber tear), Justin Heekeren (cruciate ligament injury), Soichiro Kozuki (foot surgery), Krauß (5th yellow card), Sebastian Polter (back from training), Skarke (cracked foot), Éder Balanta (inner ligament strain) and Maya Yoshida (muscle fiber tear).

Reis emphasized before the difficult trip to Breisgau: “Last week, we were able to plan with 25 field players. That quickly came to an end. “

Accordingly, the team is largely setting itself up by itself. This time, the starting position is different than against Berlin. Back then it started on Friday, this time the game is on Sunday, when the other cellar children have already played.

Reis: “We know that we still need a few points. Against Berlin, we had to come out on top, which was also a high pressure game. But you always have some hope that the games beforehand go in a way that’s good for us.”

But no matter how the competition plays, Schalke must continue to score points for the class preservation. There are easier tasks, as Reis, who has great respect for the opponent, knows: “They have grown over the years, a very well-rehearsed team. In the 90 minutes, they have a physical presence and give everything. I had the pleasure of playing against Freiburg several times. They always say tranquil Freiburg is great, but the 90 minutes against Freiburg were not always so great. I really appreciate SCF coach Christian Streich. “