Schalke (blue shirts) host Manchester City on Wednesday in the Champions League last 16, before the second leg at Etihad Stadium on 12 March
Manchester City's Champions League opponents Schalke earned a goalless Bundesliga draw with Freiburg despite playing with 10 men for 48 minutes.
Schalke, who host City in Wednesday's first leg of their last-16 tie, had Suat Serdar dismissed for a high tackle on fellow midfielder Mike Frantz.
Freiburg also ended with 10 men, with defender Christian Gunter sent off late on after two bookings.
Schalke, who finished second last season, are now 14th in the Bundesliga.
Winger Rabbi Matondo, 18, made his first start for Schalke since his £9.6m move from Manchester City at the end of January and played 89 minutes before he was replaced by Jeffrey Bruma.
Matondo became the first Wales international to start a German top-flight match since since May 1988, when Mark Hughes played for Bayern in a 2-1 win over Stuttgart.
Hughes was sent off in that match, which proved to be his final game in a season-long loan spell from Barcelona before joining Manchester United in a £1.8m move.
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Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups
Schalke
1Fährmann
2McKennie
26Sané
5Nastasic
24Oczipka
8SerdarBooked at 42mins
6Mascarell
25HaritSubstituted forBentalebat 66'minutes
7Uth
14MatondoSubstituted forBrumaat 89'minutes
15KutucuSubstituted forBurgstallerat 83'minutes
Substitutes
10Bentaleb
11Konoplyanka
13Rudy
19Burgstaller
23Teuchert
27Bruma
34Langer
Freiburg
1Schwolow
17Kübler
3Lienhart
23HeintzBooked at 79mins
30GünterBooked at 90mins
8FrantzSubstituted forWaldschmidtat 45'minutes
6AbrashiBooked at 31mins
19HabererSubstituted forNiederlechnerat 88'minutes
32Grifo
18Petersen
9HölerSubstituted forGondorfat 45'minutes
Substitutes
7Niederlechner
11Waldschmidt
13Terrazzino
15Stenzel
20Gondorf
26Flekken
31Schlotterbeck
Referee:
Frank Willenborg
Attendance:
58,271
Match Stats
Home TeamSchalkeAway TeamFreiburg
Possession
Home45%
Away55%
Shots
Home12
Away12
Shots on Target
Home2
Away3
Corners
Home4
Away9
Fouls
Home10
Away15
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Match ends, FC Schalke 04 0, Sport-Club Freiburg 0.
Full TimePosted at 90'+5'
Second Half ends, FC Schalke 04 0, Sport-Club Freiburg 0.
Posted at 90'+4'
Foul by Nils Petersen (Sport-Club Freiburg).
Posted at 90'+4'
Bastian Oczipka (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 90'+3'
Attempt missed. Matija Nastasic (FC Schalke 04) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bastian Oczipka with a cross following a corner.
Posted at 90'+3'
Corner, FC Schalke 04. Conceded by Florian Niederlechner.
DismissalPosted at 90'+2'
Second yellow card to Christian Günter (Sport-Club Freiburg) for a bad foul.
Posted at 90'+2'
Foul by Christian Günter (Sport-Club Freiburg).
Posted at 90'+2'
Mark Uth (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 90'+1'
Attempt saved. Mark Uth (FC Schalke 04) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Bastian Oczipka with a cross.
Posted at 90'+1'
Corner, FC Schalke 04. Conceded by Lukas Kübler.
Posted at 90'
Amir Abrashi (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 90'
Foul by Weston McKennie (FC Schalke 04).
Posted at 90'
Foul by Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Sport-Club Freiburg).
Posted at 90'
Bastian Oczipka (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 89'
Lukas Kübler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 89'
Foul by Nabil Bentaleb (FC Schalke 04).
SubstitutionPosted at 89'
Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Jeffrey Bruma replaces Rabbi Matondo.
SubstitutionPosted at 88'
Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Florian Niederlechner replaces Janik Haberer.
BookingPosted at 87'
Christian Günter (Sport-Club Freiburg) is shown the yellow card.
Posted at 87'
Foul by Christian Günter (Sport-Club Freiburg).
Posted at 87'
Weston McKennie (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
SubstitutionPosted at 83'
Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Guido Burgstaller replaces Ahmed Kutucu.
Posted at 83'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Posted at 82'
VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
Posted at 82'
Delay in match (Sport-Club Freiburg). Video Review.
BookingPosted at 79'
Dominique Heintz (Sport-Club Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 79'
Foul by Dominique Heintz (Sport-Club Freiburg).
Posted at 79'
Mark Uth (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 78'
Hand ball by Jérôme Gondorf (Sport-Club Freiburg).
Posted at 76'
Attempt blocked. Vincenzo Grifo (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Philipp Lienhart.
Posted at 76'
Lukas Kübler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 76'
Foul by Bastian Oczipka (FC Schalke 04).
Posted at 75'
Attempt missed. Rabbi Matondo (FC Schalke 04) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mark Uth.
Posted at 71'
Attempt missed. Philipp Lienhart (Sport-Club Freiburg) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gian-Luca Waldschmidt with a cross following a corner.
Posted at 71'
Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by Weston McKennie.
Posted at 70'
Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by Rabbi Matondo.
Posted at 69'
Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by Weston McKennie.
Posted at 69'
Attempt blocked. Jérôme Gondorf (Sport-Club Freiburg) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo with a cross.
Posted at 69'
Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by Mark Uth.
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