The new Head of Sport, Jochen Schneider personally introduced himself to the boardroom on Monday (04/03/19). In an interview with schalke04.de, the 48-year-old spoke about his first tasks and personal considerations. He also discussed the current sporting situation and his continued fascination on the Royal Blues.

“FC Augsburg is a great opportunity for me. The very positive discussions with the club convinced me that this is the right step in my career, so I’m pleased that the transfer is over the line. I want to get to know my teammates as quickly as possible and get settled into the team,” said Colina.

Knowing its fate, Barca still had to face a hungry Bayern Munich side, who has had a knack for embarrassing the Catalans in recent years.

Altach parted ways with head coach Miroslav Klose in mid-week, with Klaus Schmidt replacing him at the helm. The side are currently fighting to avoid relegation from the Austrian Bundesliga via the relegation play offs.

The relief of those in blue and white inside the Olympaiastadion was clear for all to see and was shown in celebrations of fans and players alike at full time. The 2-0 win against 1. FC Köln meant not only an uplifting end to the double game week, but also a positive end to the year overall for the ‘Old Lady’. “We knew what was in front of us and were well prepared for it. We had to win, we wanted to win and we won!” emphasised Marco Richter, the scorer of Hertha’s second goal, in the mixed zone. “We were able to end the year on a high with a home win and were able to celebrate in front of the Kurve once again – it is a nice end to a very exciting year, for the fans as well,” underlined Hertha’s number 23. herthabsc.com has the initial reaction at the Olympiastadion.

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Although Mainz got their season off to the perfect start in Bochum on Saturday afternoon, the players and the staff are united, in that they believe there is a still lot of work to be done. “It wasn’t our best performance today, but the most important thing was the three points” explained newcomer Maxim Leitsch after the game.

Attendance: 25,009

VfL Wolfsburg have completed their fifth signing of the summer after securing the services of Augsburg youth team striker Dzenan Pejcinovic on a professional contract until 2027. The 17-year-old scored once in four appearances for FCA’s U19s last season, while also registering 12 goals in 16 outings for the U17s. Munich native Pejcinovic has won 16 caps for Germany’s U17s, scoring an impressive 15 goals.