Schalke can secure their UEFA Champions league qualifying entry by beating the relegation-bound Nürnberg on the final of this Bundesliga season. The team is third now in the league, with 61 points from 33 games. They are three points ahead of the next-placed Bayer Leverkusen. But they trail Leverkusen by a single goal in goal difference. That means If Leverkusen wins their final match and Schalke losses this one, Leverkusen will grab the third spot. Schalke must secure at least a draw to finish the season brightly.

They cannot ask for a better opponent than Nürnberg in such a situation. Nürnberg is second from last in the points table, a point behind Hamburg. If they can overtake Hamburg, who plays the final game against Mainz, they will get one more chance to stay alive for the next season with the relegation play-off matches.

Nürnberg has managed just five wins in the entire Bundesliga campaign. And they are the side with the least number of wins in the season. Still, they have the highest number of draws among teams in the bottom half of the season. However, another draw would not help their cause. What they need is the sixth win that would help them leapfrog Hamburg.

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Kevin-Prince Boateng and Julian Draxler, the heroes for Schalke in this season, will try to script a memorable end to their campaign.

Schalke should come out victorious. They have played consistently good football throughout the season. It would be a miracle if Nürnberg avoids relegation.

Possible line-ups:

Schalke: Fährmann - Hoogland, Höwedes, Matip, Kolasinac - K-P Boateng, Neustädter - Goretzka, M. Meyer, Draxler - Szalai

Nürnberg: R. Schäfer - Pachonik, Nilsson, Petrak, Hlousek - Kiyotake, Feulner, Frantz, Mak - Drmic, Colak

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