berlin mood pre-election apathy ripple german media monday commentators conclude angela merkel rival chancellor blow best chance deprive fourth term office three weeks go poll day several national newspapers take stock morning lackluster two-way televise debate conclude re-run grand coalition merkel conservatives challenger martin schulz social democrats spd likely angela merkel martin schulz barely show differences direct face-off set grand coalition magazine spiegel say website add debate would change voters exist preferences would continuation team govern germany last four years combination past view last resort survey suggest three-way coalition conservatives green free democrats fdp alternative option poll past three months consistently show merkel conservatives hold double-digit lead spd gap never stretch far give cdu/csu alliance parliamentary majority poll show merkel also winner sunday duel disappointment schulz hop could use direct clash turn party fortunes around risk another grand coalition read headline mass-selling bild newspaper say schulz try attack eternal chancellor do velvet gloves point often say share merkel opinion bild say pair fail differentiate two professional politicians speak shake suspicion could work together government without much friction add local newspaper berliner zeitung newspaper front page show scorecard read 0:0 draw candidates suppose first climax race chancellery ... substantive accent miss undecided vote likely unconvinced either candidates say rival body language also tell say schulz smile lot merkel often look though witness something quite like newspaper handelsblatt say schulz really attack incumbent chancellor add martin schulz want chancellor september apparently rather angela merkel office manager berlin tagesspiegel newspaper say schulz score point take decisive position turkey pension need punish german automotive industry diesel emissions scandal come show hard edge martin schulz convince say add even may change things german media bemoan grand coalition scenario limp tv duel