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Steven Skrzybski has been forced to watch on in recent weeks. Now the attacker is fit again and is raring to make his first-team debut. In an interview with schalke04.de, the 25-year-old speaks about his recovery from injury, his desire to score another goal at the VELTINS-Arena soon and a surprise encounter with his former club.

The morning started with a short running session for three groups of players under a cloudy sky in Spain. The remaining players were biking inside the hotel. Arne Maier, who celebrated his 24th birthday today, was also serenaded by his teammates at lunch.

Today, FC Barcelona learned what he meant. The so-called fortress of the Camp Nou suffered in silence as Bayern systematically dismantled Xavi’s setup and scored three unanswered goals while cruising to an easy victory. This defeat is Barcelona’s sixth consecutive loss to Bayern in the Champions League and sees them crash out of the competition altogether. Well, technically Inter Milan did that with their win over Plzen, but let’s ignore that for now.

Jean-Paul Boëtius is well known for his smile and joyful character, but our midfielder suffered a shock at the end of September when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, just a few weeks after Hertha teammate Marco Richter. However, the 28-year-old approached the challenge full of optimism. “I received a lot of messages and loads of support from the club – that was a real help and helped me stay calm throughout,” said Djanga, who recently returned to action. As well as a look back over the past few weeks, our number 10 also speaks to herthabsc.de about the upcoming game against FC Bayern Munich (05/11/22, 15:30 CET). “If we can bring our fighting spirit onto the pitch as a team, we’re hard for any team to beat,” said Boëtius, who discussed his recovery, emotions and excitement ahead of the game against Bayern in his first interview since his diagnosis.

All food at the kiosks in the PreZero Arena will become 30 cents more expensive for the home game against Borussia Dortmund, but the drinks prices will remain stable for the time being. “Once again, we will cover the additional costs for all drinks for both the match against Borussia Dortmund and Hertha BSC. Because we need the full support of our fans and believe we’re sending a positive signal by doing this,” Denni Strich continued. 

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Mainz got their season off to a winning start on Sunday evening, as they beat Erzgebirge Aue 3-0 in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. Dominik Kohr gave his side the lead just before half time, before substitute Delano Burgzorg doubled Mainz’s lead after the break. Marcus Ingvartsen’s then sealed the win with a penalty in the 79th minute. It was a dominant display from the Zerofivers throughout the 90 minutes and they hardly let their opponents into the game.

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VfL Wolfsburg earned their sixth draw of the season on Friday night, with head coach Niko Kovac’s men held 0-0 away to FC Schalke 04, in front of a crowd of 60,836 at the Veltins-Arena.