DFL confirms matchday 22 to 28 fixtures
The German Football League (DFL) has confirmed the timings for Bundesliga matchdays 22 to 28 on Wednesday. The Werkself have four Sunday games, two on Saturdays and one on a Friday.
Three of the four Sunday fixtures for Bayer 04 kick off at 18.00 CET (at home to Fortuna Düsseldorf, away to Borussia Dortmund and Hannover 96). The fourth Sunday game is on 17 March 2019 at 13.30 CET against Werder Bremen at the BayArena. The Werkself kick off matchday 27 on Friday 29 March with an away game at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
Matchday 22-28 fixtures:
Matchday 22: Sunday, 17 February, 18.00 CET: Fortuna Düsseldorf (Homel)
Matchday 23: Sunday, 24 February, 18.00 CET: Borussia Dortmund (Away)
Matchday 24: Saturday, 2 March, 15.30 CET: SC Freiburg (H)
Matchday 25: Sunday, 10 March, 18.00 CET: Hannover 96 (A)
Matchday 26: Sunday, 17 March, 13.30 CET: Werder Bremen (H)
Matchday 27: Friday, 29 March, 20.30 CET: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (A)
Matchday 28: Saturday, 6 April, 15.30 CET: RB Leipzig (H)
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