Magath: Bayern win can change Schalke season

Schalke boss Felix Magath is hoping his side’s victory against Bayern Munich on Saturday can recharge their season.

Magath, a former Bayern coach, masterminded his side to a 2-0 victory thanks to goals from Jurado and Benedikt Howedes – a result which effectively ends Bayern’s title hopes.

If table-toppers Borussia Dortmund defeat Nuremberg on a Saturday, they will lead Bayern by a whopping 17 points after 15 games.

Magath’s side were able to withstand the constant first-half pressure from the reigning champions, with the result helping his side build a four-point gap on the relegation zone.

“Bayern played superbly in the first half,” Magath told Sky.

“We also played well, however we made it difficult for ourselves at the beginning. We did fight our way back into the game.”

A 5-0 loss to Kaiserslautern on November 28 increased the pressure on the Schalke boss, who is not happy with his side’s start to the season but is hoping for an upturn in form.

“If we continue to play like this, there will be no more of this crisis-talk. We have had a miserable start. The team has to find itself, therefore now and then we will see such games.”

Magath’s opposite number, Bayern’s Louis van Gaal, was left frustrated with his side’s failure to convert their dominance.

“It is unbelievable. If we waste so many chances then it is to be expected that they score from their first attempt,” van Gaal said afterwards.

“I can’t put the ball in the net myself.”

“It is unbelievable if we analyse the entire game. The goals are the most important and we have seen that once again today.”