Schalke 04 have confirmed that Soufiane El-Faouzi suffered a nasal bone fracture and a forehead laceration, while Robin Gosens needed stitches in two separate cuts, after the pair collided heads in Saturday's 0-0 draw with 1. FC Köln. Both players may now miss Wednesday's DFB-Pokal tie with Dynamo Dresden.
1. FC Köln extended their unbeaten home run in the 2026-27 Bundesliga with a goalless draw against Schalke at the RheinEnergieStadion. Loris Karius was named Man of the Match after a string of key saves, while both sides struggled to convert chances in a match that ended 0-0.
The Bundesliga and official licensing partner Topps have launched the Starting XI Debut Patch, a special jersey badge awarded to every player making their first Bundesliga start. Worn only for that single match, the game-worn patch is later embedded into a hand-signed, one-of-one trading card. The Bundesliga becomes the first major European league to implement the concept, debuting in the season opener between Bayern Munich and Stuttgart.