Overview
- Schalke confirmed defender Nikola Katić has a knee injury that will sideline him for many weeks and likely the rest of the season.
- Edin Džeko is out with a right-shoulder injury, and the club says any return this season depends on how the shoulder heals.
- Džeko said doctors estimate roughly a month out, though he told Sky he hopes to try a comeback in about two weeks.
- Captain Kenan Karaman will miss the next match at SV Elversberg after receiving his fifth yellow card against Karlsruhe.
- Moussa Sylla and Mertcan Ayhan have been drafted in as replacements as Schalke manage thin depth in the 2. Bundesliga promotion race.