Schalke has great scouts and a great academy system. Their current problem is that they sold several starters last summer and didn’t get anyone to replace them.
At the moment (and if current scorelines hold) Bayern and Dortmund are level on points, GD, GF and GA
The assist was more of a fortunate bounce than anything so it’s a bit extreme to say he saved their bacon.
His goal definitely was good. As far as the assist, I’ve seen more unlikely touches get credited with assists. I hope he gets credit for it.