How many setbacks can Schalke 04 cope with in the relegation battle? S04 sporting director Peter Knäbel also hopes the one in Munich.

They had performed so strongly recently, they turned games around and scored late goals. But FC Bayern was once again more than a match too big for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga.

The result was 0:6 after 90 minutes without a chance. Schalke are now back in the relegation zone before their next home match against Eintracht Frankfurt.

Schalke’s sporting director Peter Knäbel said on Sky after the defeat: “It’s a setback, it’s also a clear setback, that’s clear. But that doesn’t change our fighting attitude at all. We got up again and again. I think this season it’s true for everyone who’s down there: get up once more than fall down and they’ll stay in the league.”

For the record champions, it was Thomas Müller who opened the scoring with his goal to make it 1-0. He summed up after the game: “I’m happy to have scored the can opener, that was a great feeling, the Allianz Arena exploded. And we kept going.”

Much to the chagrin of the Schalkers, S04 coach Thomas Reis also had to admit that, analysing: “The defeat is absolutely deserved, even at this level. It is very, very bitter. It hurts a lot. But the score will be settled on the 34th matchday. “

And then he put his finger on the wound, because his team had not given up on themselves. It wasn’t a mentality problem, it was a quality problem.”

There were plenty of examples of this thesis. Therefore, the team must now shake itself up and show a different face again in a week’s time against Frankfurt. The last game of the season is against RB Leipzig on 27 May.

In view of the remaining schedule, a three-goal win at home against Eintracht is almost mandatory. Reis: “In the second half, the game was completely lost relatively quickly. But the starting position hasn’t changed much, we have to win the home game and we’ll invest everything for that.”

FCB coach Thomas Tuchel was more satisfied, emphasising: “We combined faster and more fluently, never losing our basic order to protect ourselves against counterattacks – we were very attentive. It was the next step in the right direction, buried self-confidence is coming back. But there is no reason for euphoria, we will be tested again on Saturday. “