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25.06.2021Bundesliga

2021/22 Bundesliga season: Opener in the capital

Bayer 04 start the 42nd Bundesliga season in the club's history with an away game at Union Berlin. The first match at the BayArena is against Borussia Mönchengladbach. The Werkself season finale against SC Freiburg is on 14 May 2022.
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The new Bayer 04 head coach Gerardo Seoane will welcome his squad for the start of the pre-season on 5 July. And now it is clear which opponents Charles Aránguiz and Co. will open the 2021/22 black and red season against: Last season's surprise team Union Berlin. That is followed by matches against Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Augsburg and Borussia Dortmund.

The first meeting with champions Bayern Munich is on matchday eight in the middle of October and is followed a week later by the derby at FC Köln (22 to 24 October).

THREE-WEEK Winter break

Bayer 04 finish 2021 with an away game at SC Freiburg just before Christmas. After the three-week break, league action returns on the weekend of 7 to 9 January with the home game against Union Berlin. The last match of the season for the Werkself is against SC Freiburg on 14 May.

Bayer 04 fixtures:

Matchday 1, 14/15.8. (Return game: 7-9.1.22)
Union Berlin vs Bayer 04

Matchday 2, 20-22.8. (Return game: 14-16.1.22)
Bayer 04 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach

Matchday 3, 27.-29.8. (Return game: 21-23.1.22)
FC Augsburg vs Bayer 04

Matchday 4, 11/12.9. (Return game: 4-6.2.22)
Bayer 04 vs Borussia Dortmund

Matchday 5, 17-19.9. (Return game: 11-13.2.22)
VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer 04

Matchday 6, 24-26.9. (Return game: 18.-20.2.22)
Bayer 04 vs FSV Mainz 05

Matchday 7, 1-3.10. (Return game: 25-27.2.22)
Arminia Bielefeld vs Bayer 04

Matchday 8, 15-17.10. (Return game: 4-6.3.22)
Bayer 04 vs Bayern Munich

Matchday 9, 22-24.10. (Return game: 11-13.3.22)
FC Köln vs Bayer 04

Matchday 10, 29-31.10. (Return game: 18-20.3.22)
Bayer 04 vs VfL Wolfsburg

Matchday 11, 5-7.11. (Return game: 1-3.4.22)
Hertha BSC vs Bayer 04

Matchday 12, 19-21.11. (Return game: 8-10.4.22)
Bayer 04 vs VfL Bochum

Matchday 13, 26-28.11. (Return game: 16/17.4.22)
RB Leipzig vs Bayer 04

Matchday 14, 3-5.12. (Return game: 22-24.4.22)
Bayer 04 vs SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Matchday 15, 10-12.12. (Return game: 29/30.4.22)
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer 04

Matchday 16, 14/15.12. (Return game: 6-8.5.22)
Bayer 04 vs TSG Hoffenheim

Matchday 17, 17-19.12. (Return game: 14.5.22)
SC Freiburg vs Bayer 04

>>>>> Click here for the Bayer 04 digital fixture list <<<<<

 

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