Jefferson Farfan: 'Important to have Klaas-Jan Huntelaar back'

Schalke 04 winger Jefferson Farfan has admitted that it is a huge boost to the club that striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has returned from injury.

Huntelaar missed six months through injury before returning against Hamburger SV and scoring the opener in a 3-0 win, and Farfan said that he is an "amazing" striker.

"Klaas-Jan is an amazing striker," he told Bundesliga.com. "We really missed him in our games [before the winter break]. Now he comes back after six months out and scores in his first game. He's amazing.

"It was a very close and tight game in the first 45 minutes, but after our first goal, we used the space that presented itself and finally sealed the win."

Schalke are fifth in the Bundesliga.