The most hyped tie of the Bundesliga's first gameweek failed to provide as much excitement as anticipated, with a much-improved Schalke side easing to a 2-0 victory over last season's runners up RB Leipzig.
After a slow opening half hour things began to open up a little more, in particular for the home side, and their dominance showed when Franco Di Santo was brought down in the box as half time approached, with ex-Tottenham midfielder Nabil Bentaleb thumping home a great penalty to open up the scoring.
With little attacking intent coming from Leipzig in second half, the tie seemed to be all but done when Yevhen Konoplyanka smartly finished off a counter attack past a despairing Peter Gulasci - giving the Royal Blues an important 2-0 win and a big confidence boost for the upcoming season.