The Great Escape - An FC Schalke 04 Career Mode

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January 1 - January 31, 2015 Transfer Activity

Major Transfers:

- Manchester City ace, Sergio Aguero, has moved to Real Madrid for a whooping €71,000,000

-Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani leaves the French capital to bolster Chelsea FC's strike force (€37,000,000)

-Hugo Lloris left Tottenham for the Italian champions Juventus (€22,000,000)

-PSV's talisman, Memphis Depay, has been allowed to join FC Schalke for €16,000,000

-Bernd Leno moves from Bayer 04 to PSG for €12,500,000

- Portugese winger, Danny, will play at La Mestalla next season, after signing on a Bosman Transfer for Valencia

- Sami Khedira will join FC Schalke next season via Free Transfer

- Newcastle FC shore up their defense by buying Phil Jagielka (Everton) and Diego Benaglio (Wolfsburg) for a combined €16,500,000

- Franco Di Santo returns to England after securing a move away from struggling Werder Bremen to Crystal Palace (€6,500,000)

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Youri Tielemans to play for FC Schalke till end of the season

Jan. 31,2015

FC Schalke has concluded the loan deal of Youri Tielemans in order to add depth to the midfield position. Tielemans will be wearing no.26 and could stay at FC Schalke for a buyout fee of €12,000,000

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Cold Blooded: Eric Choupo-Moting is Schalke's leading Bundesliga scorer with 6 league goals

Match Week 19: FC Schalke 1 - 0 Bor. Monchengladbach

Feb. 7,2015

FC Schalke gets their second win in a row thanks to a Choupo-Moting volley in the 68th minute.

Monchengladbach attacked furiously in the first half, forcing three world class saves from Schalke keeper, Ralf Fahrmann. Schalke dominated the possession game by half-time but failed to register a single shot.

Schalke started to attack with a purpose in the second half, with Memphis Depay attacking the left flank, sending one cross after another. But it would be Sidney Sam who would break on the right to find Choupo-Moting with a beautiful laser-like pass that would be tapped in from 20 yards out.

Youri Tielemans made his debut as well, starting in the attacking midfielder position, but left later in the 75th minute.

"It may have looked like he had no impact," Sidney Sam said "But Youri made our midfield tick out there today."

Schalke move into 5th place and are just a win away from a Champion's League spot, but their next match is against current champions, Bayern Munich, at the Allianz Arena.

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Philipp Lahm grabs the equaliser that keeps Die Roten with only one loss this season

Match Week 20: Bayern Munich 1 - 1 FC Schalke

Feb. 10,2015

Bayern Munich manage to keep a point despite going a man down in the 72nd minute when Javi Martinez hacked down Klass-Jan Huntelaar in the box which resulted in both a red card and a penalty. Huntelaar would convert the penalty and it seemed as though an upset was on the cards, until Philipp Lahm scored a rebound in the 86th minute after an excellent save by Fahrmann.

"We're quite disappointed," replied Schalke captain Benedikt Howedes "We could have walked away with all three points, but we left with one."

Max Meyer seems to share the same sentiment with the captain:

"This is the scoreline we would have liked early, but knowing what we could have had left us displeased."

Bayern Munich themselves are also displeased after a good performance, but with nothing to show for it. The Bavarian based club had 10 shots with 7 on target, 4 saves for Fahrmann and 2 blocks were provided by Matip

"We really could have scored more than just one goal," manager Pep Guardiola tells the press later "Fahrmann definitely made some key saves that kept them in the game."

Schalke fall down to 7th place and Bayern keep their spot at the top of the league.

[orion523]

Awesome! Shake is my club in Bundesliga(cannot wait for Fox coverage this season) so I'm definitely invested here! Transfer wise you're going to love Tielemans, I only had him for a short time on loan but he was an absolute difference maker for me. Too bad he's so damn expensive! Depay of course will also be brilliant although I've never played with or against him. Khedira I actually purchased a couple of years back in my Marseille CM, tremendous.
Results wise you couldn't ask for more, all in all a great start!

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Match Week 21: Eint. Frankfurt 1 - 2 FC Schalke

Feb. 14, 2015

FC Schalke remain unbeaten with Phillip Cocu as the Royal Blues grab 10 points in their last 5 league matches. FC Schalke's fans, though supportive, have been very critical of the Gelsenkirchen side this season, and they seem to have hit quite a turning point.

"I reckon we'll be able to get one of the Champion's League spots this season. I just know we'll do it!" says one of the Schalke fans after the match.

Klass-Jan Huntelaar opened the scoring with a classic striker goal inside the box, which was smashed into the top corner. The Dutchman's form has been a recent bright spot for the team in their quest for a top 4 finish.

"He's just got that striker instict," commented Phillip Cocu "Inside the box, he's almost 100% sure to score."

Marco Hoger added to the scoreline later in the 68th minute giving Schalke two goals, and Fahrmann saved 3 shots en route to a victory.

Nelson Valdez managed to get a 90th minute consolation goal, but it was all too late as the ref blew the whistle straight after kickoff.

Schalke climb to 6th with this victory, while Frankfurt remain in 9th.

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Quote: Originally Posted by orion523

Awesome! Shake is my club in Bundesliga(cannot wait for Fox coverage this season) so I'm definitely invested here! Transfer wise you're going to love Tielemans, I only had him for a short time on loan but he was an absolute difference maker for me. Too bad he's so damn expensive! Depay of course will also be brilliant although I've never played with or against him. Khedira I actually purchased a couple of years back in my Marseille CM, tremendous. Results wise you couldn't ask for more, all in all a great start!

Thanks, well I actually am having good results, but World Class difficulty after not playing FIFA for a while is extremely hard. It's like they would never let me win by more than one goal and when I lose it's normally 4-1 (Not a CM result though) or something like that. I decided to get Depay because Huntelaar felt a little sluggish early on, but he's starting to get goals so.

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Round of 32 1st Leg: Torino 0 - 3 FC Schalke

Feb. 19, 2015

FC Schalke claim a huge advantage after scoring three goals in Turin, which turned a terrible night into a living nightmare for Torino fans. In-form striker Huntelaar opened the scoring in the 11th minute, marking his third goal in three games. Memphis Depay successfully forced three yellow cards out of the Torino defense, which was constantly troubled by his presence. Draxler added the second in the 52nd second, with a beautiful finish to the far post. It was all done and dusted in the 90th minute, when Joel Matip was fouled on a corner, resulting in penalty kick that was converted by Jefferson Farfan.

"It was a great performance, we expect more of the same moving forward." said an ecstatic Phillip Cocu with his European debut for Schalke.

The next leg will be played on Feb. 26,2015 at the Veltins Arena