The German rivals, both having underperformed in the Bundesliga this season, will also clash in Europa League round of 16 ties on March 9 and 16. Stindl, who also grabbed a hat-trick in their Europa League win over Fiorentina last month to set up the clash with Schalke, will need to keep on scoring to make the season a success. They are now back up to 10th on 29 points, five off seventh spot that leads to the Europa League qualifying rounds. Gladbach have also won seven of their last eight home matches against Schalke, who have had an equally erratic first half to the season amid higher expectations. Coach Markus Weinzierl knows time is running out if Schalke are to rescue anything from this campaign.

Source: The Star March 02, 2017 11:15 UTC