Overview
- Schalke, which beat Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-0 on Saturday, clinched automatic promotion with 67 points and ended a three-season stay in the second tier.
- Captain Kenan Karaman scored the only goal in the first half to trigger celebrations at a sold-out Veltins-Arena.
- Edin Džeko returned from injury as a second-half substitute after a January surge of six league goals that fueled the promotion push.
- Coach Miron Muslic led a rapid turnaround from last season’s 14th-place finish, and his contract is now extended to 2028.
- Fortuna sit one point above the drop zone, and Schalke can still win the 2. Bundesliga if Paderborn fail to win at Elversberg on Sunday.