
The new head coach Peter Bosz will field his new team for the first time on Tuesday 8 January. The match against Dutch second division club Twente Enschede kicks off at 14.00 CET behind closed doors on the advice of the police. The same applies to the game against third division Preußen Münster on Friday 11 January (kick-off; 16.15 CET).
The match against PEC Zwolle is open to all. The game against the Dutch top-flight club will be played at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium, at the BayArena, with the kick-off at 14.00 CET on Friday 11 January. Entrance is free of charge.
All three games will also be broadcast live on Bayer 04 TV. The stream is available at bayer04.de.

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