Schalke slump and Gosens knee injury

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1. 26 OctBackground

   Schalke's Gosens and El-Faouzi injured in head clash at Köln

   Robin Gosens and Soufiane El-Faouzi collided heads in Schalke's 0-0 draw at 1. FC Köln, leaving El-Faouzi with a broken nose.

2. 4 NovBackground

   Schalke sporting director Baumann publicly backs coach Miron Muslić

   Sporting director Frank Baumann publicly backed coach Miron Muslić at Schalke as the newly promoted club went without a win.

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   8 Nov

   Schalke lose at Hoffenheim as Gosens and Karius collide and go off hurt

   Schalke lost 2-1 at Hoffenheim, but the bigger worry is a collision that left Robin Gosens with a feared knee injury and Loris Karius with facial cuts.