UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Arena AufSchalke - Gelsenkirchen Thursday 24 November 2016 19.00CET (19.00 local time) FC Schalke 04 Group I - Matchday 5 OGC Nice Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Team facts 5 Squad list 7 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 13 Match officials 15 Legend 16 1 FC Schalke 04 - OGC Nice Thursday 24 November 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 15/09/2016 GS OGC Nice - FC Schalke 04 0-1 Nice Baba Rahman 75 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Schalke 04 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 OGC Nice 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 FC Schalke 04 - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Montpellier Hérault SC - FC Herrera 59; Höwedes 04/12/2012 GS 1-1 Montpellier Schalke 04 56 Draxler 26, Huntelaar FC Schalke 04 - Montpellier 03/10/2012 GS 2-2 Gelsenkirchen 53 (P); Aït-Fana 13, Hérault SC Camara 90 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Schalke 04 - Olympique Farfán 13, Huntelaar 24/11/2010 GS 3-0 Gelsenkirchen Lyonnais 20, 89 Olympique Lyonnais - FC 14/09/2010 GS 1-0 Lyon Bastos 21 Schalke 04 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Mabiala 12 (og), FC Schalke 04 - Paris Saint- Kuranyi 39, Halil 23/10/2008 GS 3-1 Gelsenkirchen Germain Altıntop 70; Chantôme 90+2 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Andre Luiz 18, AS Nancy-Lorraine - FC Schalke 3-1 28/09/2006 R1 Nancy Curbelo 25, Dia 70; 04 agg: 3-2 Kuranyi 78 FC Schalke 04 - AS Nancy- 14/09/2006 R1 1-0 Gelsenkirchen Larsen 86 Lorraine OGC Nice - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Intertoto Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-0 26/07/2003 R3 SV Werder Bremen - OGC Nice Bremen Micoud 75 agg: 1-0 19/07/2003 R3 OGC Nice - SV Werder Bremen 0-0 Nice 2 FC Schalke 04 - OGC Nice Thursday 24 November 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 4-0 D. Müller 22, Flohe 12/12/1973 R3 1. FC Köln - OGC Nice Cologne agg: 4-1 32, 83, Löhr 85 28/11/1973 R3 OGC Nice - 1. FC Köln 1-0 Nice Eriksson 70 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Schalke 04 4 3 1 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 4 2 2 12 8 OGC Nice 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 3 1 6 3 FC Schalke 04 - OGC Nice Thursday 24 November 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen Match background Schalke have already finessed their way to the UEFA Europa League round of 32, with Nice likely to need two more Group I wins – and a bit of luck – to join them. • Schalke have clinched the group as they beat second-placed Krasnodar twice; to stay in contention, Nice must win or draw provided Krasnodar do not themselves win. • Krasnodar are through if they pick up more points than Nice on the night; Salzburg need a victory to maintain their qualification hopes. Previous meetings • Abdul Baba Rahman scored the only goal as Schalke won 1-0 in France when the sides met for the first time on matchday one. It was Nice's first UEFA Cup or UEFA Europa League home defeat. • Schalke's record in eight encounters with French teams reads W4 D2 L2 (W3 D1 at home). • Nice's record in five matches against German opposition is W1 D1 L3; they have lost both previous away games in Germany without scoring. Form guide • Schalke, Shakhtar and Zenit are the only sides who have won all four of their opening fixtures. • Schalke have the best defensive record in the group stage with just one goal conceded so far. • Schalke have not lost in 16 group stage matches (W12 D4) since the advent of the UEFA Europa League. • The 2-0 defeat by Salzburg on matchday four was the heaviest home loss in Nice's European history. • This season's qualification means Schalke have made it through four of their five UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns. • This is Nice's first UEFA group stage foray. Links and trivia • Gelsenkirchen is around 900km due north of Nice. • Klaas-Jan Huntelaar of Schalke's next goal will be his 50th in UEFA club competition. • Schalke's Nabil Bentaleb turns 22 on the day of the game. The coaches • New Schalke coach Markus Weinzierl made it to last season's UEFA Europa League round of 32 with Augsburg, whom he had led since 2012. His playing career peaked when he spent a season with the first-team squad at Bayern München in 1998/99, though he never played a senior game. • Lucien Favre took charge of Nice this summer. Twice a title winner with Zürich in his native Switzerland, he made a positive impression in Germany with Hertha Berlin and Mönchengladbach. He was capped 24 times as a midfielder. 4 FC Schalke 04 - OGC Nice Thursday 24 November 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen Team facts FC Schalke 04 Formed: 1904 Nickname: S04, Die Königsblauen (The Royal Blues), Die Knappen (The Miners) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup: 1997 • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003, 2004 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 7 (1958) German Cup: 5 (2011) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: round of 32 2014/15: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2013/14: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2012/13: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2011/12: quarter-finals 2010/11: UEFA Champions League semi-finals 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2007/08: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals 2006/07: first round Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-1: Schalke v HJK Helsinki 25/08/11, UEFA Europa League play-off second leg 5-0: Schalke v FK Vardar 17/07/04, UEFA Intertoto Cup third round first leg • Biggest away win 0-5: AEK Larnaca FC v Schalke 20/10/11, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 1-6: Schalke v Real Madrid CF 26/02/14, UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg 0-5: Schalke v Chelsea FC 25/11/14, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Manchester City FC v Schalke 15/04/70, European Cup Winners' Cup semi-final second leg 4-0: Club Atlético de Madrid v Schalke 27/08/08, UEFA Champions League third qualifying round second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 6-1: Schalke v HJK Helsinki (see above) • Biggest away win 0-5: AEK Larnaca FC v Schalke (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-4: Schalke v Wisła Kraków 10/12/02, third round second leg 0-3: Schalke v FC Shakhtar Donetsk 25/02/16, round of 32 second leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-2: 1. FC Magdeburg v Schalke 02/11/77, second round first leg 5 FC Schalke 04 - OGC Nice Thursday 24 November 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen 3-1: AS Nancy-Lorraine v Schalke 28/09/06, first round second leg 2-0: HJK Helsinki v Schalke 18/08/11, play-off first leg OGC Nice Formed: 1904 Nickname: Les Aiglons (The Eaglets) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 4 (1959) French Cup: 3 (1997) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2013/14: play-offs 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 4-0: Nice v Fenerbahçe 24/10/1973, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 5-1: Nice v Fenerbahçe 23/12/1959, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round replay (played on neutral territory in Geneva) • Heaviest home defeat 0-2: Nice v Salzburg 03/11/16, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Köln v Nice 12/12/73, UEFA Cup third round first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 4-0: Nice v Fenerbahçe (see above) • Biggest away win 0-1: Salzburg v Nice 20/10/16, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-2: Nice v Salzburg (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Köln v Nice (see above) 6 FC Schalke 04 - OGC Nice Thursday 24 November 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen Squad list FC Schalke 04 Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No.