Schalke 04 carried some of their Champions League momentum into the Bundesliga on Sunday, beating Freiburg 2-0 to bounce back after a string of erratic results. Nicolas Hoefler stabbed the ball into his own net on the stroke of halftime to put the hosts into a lucky lead and Jefferson Farfan converted a penalty to lift Schalke to sixth place with 27 points. With only one win in their previous three league games, coach Jens Keller has been under pressure for weeks but got a boost in midweek when Schalke beat Basel to advance in the Champions League.
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