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===Schalke 04=== On 7 October 2014, Di Matteo was hired as the successor to [[Jens Keller]] at [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]].<ref name="Schalke entlässt Trainer Keller und holt Di Matteo">{{cite news|title=Schalke entlässt Trainer Keller und holt Di Matteo|url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04/article132994356/Schalke-entlaesst-Trainer-Keller-und-holt-Di-Matteo.html|access-date=7 October 2014|work=Die Welt|publisher=Axel Springer SE|location=Berlin|date=7 October 2014|language=de}}</ref> At that point, Schalke sat 11th in the [[2014–15 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] and had already been eliminated from the [[2014–15 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newswirengr.com/2014/10/07/schalke-announces-di-matteo-as-new-coach/ |title=Schalke announces Di Matteo as new coach |publisher=NewsWireNGR |date=7 October 2014}}</ref> Di Matteo was the third Italian head coach in the history of the Bundesliga, preceded by [[Giovanni Trapattoni]] and [[Nevio Scala]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Schalke trennt sich von Jens Keller|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/bundesliga-schalke-trennt-sich-von-jens-keller-1.2162389|work=Süddeutsche Zeitung|publisher=Südwestdeutsche Medien Holding|location=Munich|access-date=7 October 2014|date=7 October 2014|language=de}}</ref> He won his first match 2–0 against [[Hertha Berlin]] on 18 October, with goals from [[Klaas-Jan Huntelaar]] and [[Julian Draxler]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Schalke 2–0 Hertha BSC|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29675016|access-date=11 June 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|date=18 October 2014}}</ref> Schalke advanced from their Champions League group, with [[Max Meyer (footballer)|Max Meyer]] scoring the only goal in their final group match away to [[NK Maribor]] on 10 December.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sever|first1=Grega|title=Di Matteo joyful after Schalke's success|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2014392--maribor-vs-schalke/|access-date=11 December 2014|publisher=UEFA|date=11 December 2014}}</ref> On 10 March 2015, Schalke defeated [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] 4–3 in [[Madrid]].<ref name="Vier Treffer reichen Schalke nicht">{{cite news|last1=Selldorf|first1=Philipp|title=Vier Treffer reichen Schalke nicht|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/real-madrid-im-viertelfinale-vier-treffer-reichen-schalke-nicht-1.2387491|access-date=11 March 2015|work=Süddeutsche Zeitung|publisher=Südwestdeutsche Medien Holding|location=Munich|date=10 March 2015|language=de}}</ref><ref name="Huntelaars Hammer, aber kein Wunder">{{cite news|title=Huntelaars Hammer, aber kein Wunder|url=https://www.kicker.de/real-madrid-gegen-schalke-2015-champions-league-2826625/analyse|work=Kicker|publisher=Olympia-Verlag GmbH|location=Nuremberg|access-date=11 March 2015|date=10 March 2015|language=de}}</ref> However, Schalke lost 2–0 in the first leg<ref name="Vier Treffer reichen Schalke nicht"/> on 18 February and 5–4 on aggregate.<ref name="Huntelaars Hammer, aber kein Wunder"/> He resigned on 26 May 2015 after the team qualified for the [[UEFA Europa League]] by finishing sixth, following a run of two wins in ten matches which cost them a place in the Champions League.<ref name=SchalkeEnd>{{cite news|title=Roberto Di Matteo resigns as Schalke manager|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32870750|access-date=11 June 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|date=26 May 2015}}</ref>
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