German champions Bayer Leverkusen will kick off their Bundesliga title defence and proceed their unbeaten home streak away at native rivals Borussia Monchengladbach on Aug. 23, the league confirmed on Thursday as the fixture list was announced.
As regular in Germany, the champions play the primary recreation of the brand new league season on a Friday night time.
Gladbach have been the one Bundesliga group that managed to cease Leverkusen scoring final season, holding Xabi Alonso’s group to a 0-0 draw of their final assembly in January.
Leverkusen turned the primary group to win the Bundesliga title with out shedding a recreation.
Fixtures launched by the league Thursday additionally embody Bayern Munich beginning their league season at Wolfsburg as they give the impression of being to reclaim the Bundesliga title, and Champions League runners-up Borussia Dortmund taking part in Eintracht Frankfurt on the opening weekend.
These video games are set for both Aug. 24 or 25, with exact dates and occasions to be confirmed.
Leverkusen tackle Bayern, Germany’s most profitable membership traditionally, on the fifth matchday of the season from Sept. 27-29 on the Allianz Enviornment, and take them on at dwelling between Feb 14-16.
Dortmund face Bayern in Der Klassiker on the ultimate weekend of November at dwelling, with the return fixture in Munich between April 11-13.
The primary spherical of the German Cup begins the season Aug. 16 and there may be the Tremendous Cup between Leverkusen and Stuttgart the next day. Leverkusen received the German Cup final yr as a part of their infallible home time period.
The one recreation they misplaced all season got here within the Europa League ultimate by the hands of Serie A’s Atalanta.
Data from the Related Press contributed to this report.