The 2020/2021 Bundesliga season begins on September 18. The DFL has now presented the schedule. Bayern now surprised with a message.
- The Bundesliga * will start playing in September for the 2020/21 season .
- According to the new Bundesliga schedule, FC Bayern * will play the opening game against Schalke 04 *.
- Now the first game days of the season are precisely scheduled.
Update from August 21, 3:30 p.m.: There was a lot of speculation in advance about the course of the upcoming 2010/21 Bundesliga season. Due to the Champions League final tournament *, RB Leipzig * and especially the finalist FC Bayern Munich do not have as long a break as the competition, which is why it was originally considered to let the two teams start later in the Bundesliga *. With the game Borussia Dortmund against Borussia Mönchengladbach *, the season would have started as planned.
New Bundesliga schedule terminated: FC Bayern opens the season despite the shortest break
But these mind games are now over, because the first eight game days of the new season have now been officially terminated by the DFL. As a result, Bayern will even open the season: the ball will roll again on September 18 , when the German champions receive FC Schalke 04 at 8.30 p.m. in the Allianz Arena. According to a message from the DFL, the club acts of its own accord . The BVB game against Mönchengladbach will therefore be postponed to the top game kick-off time on Saturday 6.30 p.m.
The association said all appearances his concern to want to start simultaneously with the other Bundesliga clubs in the competition. While Bayern are playing against Schalke, who were recently weak in form, RB Leipzig will only play against 1. FSV Mainz 05 * on Sunday, September 20, and will therefore have significantly more preparation time after the season ended with the semi-final against PSG on Tuesday. Munich will only go on a well-deserved vacation after the Champions League final on Sunday, which will be shown live on three channels.
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New schedule: Bundesliga starts on September 18 - FC Bayern starts against Schalke 04
First report from August 7th:
Frankfurt - The new Bundesliga season is here! The DFL announced the schedule for 2020/2021 for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 on Friday. Both leagues start the upcoming season on Friday, September 18.
FC Bayern Munich will play the opening game - against FC Schalke 04 . A real blast start. But: The current Champions League season has yet to be played. “Should FC Bayern reach the Champions League final on August 23, the Munich team would not start the season on Friday evening, but rather on Monday, in terms of the preparation time between the two competitions . In this case, the season would begin on Fridays with the encounter between Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Mönchengladbach , ”the DFL said .
Bundesliga: game plan for 2020/2021 season presented - curious start scenario
So does the new season start without the German champions? Of course, Bayern want to be in the Champions League for as long as possible. First of all, they have to master the second leg in the round of 16 against Chelsea (here in the live ticker).
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The fixtures for the #Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga for the 2020/21 season have been published ➡️ https://t.co/XU1FX7Gwr6 pic.twitter.com/nUCmYrP7vw
Bundesliga: Schedules for the 2020/2021 season - FC Bayern with early Hoeneß reunion
After the opening game against Schalke, Bayern will be visiting TSG Hoffenheim a week later. Sebastian Hoeneß is now head coach there - the nephew of FCB honorary president Uli Hoeneß recently moved from FC Bayern II to Kraichgau.
Hertha BSC will come to the Allianz Arena on matchday 3 , followed by an international break. The top game at Borussia Dortmund will take place for the German record champions on matchday 7. The second leg of the German classic will take place in Munich at the beginning of March. It is uncertain when games with spectators can take place again in the Corona crisis.
Bundesliga schedule 2020/2021 - FC Augsburg catches a hammer start
FC Augsburg had an extremely difficult opening program . After starting at Union Berlin, Dortmund is the first home opponent for coach Heiko Herrlich's team. This is followed by the games in Wolfsburg and at home against Champions League participants RB Leipzig.
In the second division, two matches will be played at the start of the coming season on September 18: Hamburger SV is expecting Fortuna Düsseldorf, SSV Jahn Regensburg will face 1. FC Nürnberg. (akl with dpa) * tz.de is part of the Ippen digital network.