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Köln and Schalke draw 0-0 after two Schalke players collide
The 1.
FC Köln and Schalke 04 drew 0-0 in a Bundesliga match in Cologne.
In the 38th minute, Schalke teammates Robin Gosens and Soufiane El-Faouzi collided while challenging for a high ball.
Cologne's Said El Mala had lightly pushed El-Faouzi, and later said he was sorry and had not intended the collision.
Both Schalke players had bleeding injuries and were treated on the pitch before leaving with support from staff.
A Schalke spokesperson said both were conscious and able to walk and were being taken to a hospital in Gelsenkirchen for further examinations.
Schalke coach Miron Muslic said the injuries were a shock but praised his team for staying together and earning a point.
The draw kept Cologne's unbeaten home record intact, while Schalke ended a run of two straight defeats.
Köln and Schalke drew 0-0 in a hard-fought Bundesliga match.
A collision between Schalke teammates Soufiane El-Faouzi and Robin Gosens left both bleeding and forced them off the field.
The collision followed a light push by Köln’s Said El Mala as El-Faouzi jumped for a header.
Both players were conscious and able to walk, and were taken to a hospital in Gelsenkirchen for further checks.
El Mala apologised, while Schalke sporting director Youri Mulder said the incident was a foul.
- Who
- 1. FC Köln and Schalke 04. Schalke players Soufiane El-Faouzi and Robin Gosens collided.
- What
- The teams drew 0-0. El-Faouzi and Gosens were injured in a head collision and had to leave the field.
- When
- 24 October 2026.
- Where
- In Köln, Germany.
- Why
- El-Faouzi collided with teammate Gosens while going up for a header after Said El Mala lightly pushed him.
Said El Mala
Youri Mulder
Assessment of the incident
Said El Mala
El Mala said he did not intend to cause the collision and apologised.
Youri Mulder
Mulder called the incident a foul, while acknowledging El Mala did not intend the outcome.
El Mala lightly pushed El-Faouzi as he jumped for a header, and El-Faouzi collided with Gosens.
The two Schalke players went down bleeding, received lengthy treatment and were substituted.
Schalke said both players were conscious and able to walk, and were on their way to a hospital in Gelsenkirchen for further checks.
El Mala apologised, and the teams’ 0-0 draw was confirmed.
- Result
- Köln 0-0 Schalke
- Competition
- Bundesliga, 7th matchday
- Injured players
- Soufiane El-Faouzi and Robin Gosens
- Incident
- 37th minute in n-tv.de; 38th minute in sportschau.de
- Hospital
- Gelsenkirchen
- Scoreless draw
- 0-0
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What people are saying
I think that is a foul.
The point is completely deserved from our perspective.
I am incredibly sorry about that.
That happens in football.