Schalke winless in 11 after another defeat
Schalke's winless Bundesliga run was extended to 11 games as under-fire boss David Wagner saw his side beaten 1-0 by lowly Werder Bremen on Sunday (AEST).
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The Gelsenkirchen outfit slipped to a fourth straight loss since the season's resumption, following up reverses at the hands of Borussia Dortmund, Hertha Berlin and Fortuna Dusseldorf by going down to second-from-bottom Bremen.
Returning Bayern Munich-bound goalkeeper Alexander Nubel was helpless to prevent a stunning 25-yard strike from Leonardo Bittencourt settling matters after 32 minutes.
An improved second half brought Schalke no reward, and it has now gone 11 games without a win in the league for the first time since the 1996-1997 season.
Only once in its history — in 1993 — has the club endured a worse stretch in the top flight, then going 12 without a victory.
As Schalke falls into the bottom half of the table, leapfrogged by in-form Hertha Berlin, Bremen has meanwhile taken seven points from its past three matches to significantly boost hopes of survival.
