Matchday four (13 to 15 September) sees a reunion with Julian Brandt in Dortmund against BVB, matchday 13 (19 November to 2 December) brings the clash with the champions of Germany Bayern Munich and matchday 15 (13 to 15 December) is derby day against FC Köln – the first half of the season game is in Cologne.
Overview of the Werkself fixtures:
Matchday 1 (First match: 17/18 August / Return match: 17 to 20 January 2020): SC Paderborn (Home)
Matchday 2. (23 to 25 August/24 to 27 January): Fortuna Düsseldorf (Away)
Matchday 3 (20 August to 1 September/31 January to 3 February): TSG Hoffenheim (H)
Matchday 4 (13 to 15 September/7 to 10 February): Borussia Dortmund (A)
Matchday 5 (20 to 23 September/14 to 17 February): Union Berlin (H)
Matchday 6 (27 to 29 September/21 to 24 February): FC Augsburg (A)
Matchday 7 (4 to 6 October/28 February to 2 March): RB Leipzig (H)
Matchday 8 (18 to 20 October/6 to 9 March): Eintracht Frankfurt (A)
Matchday 9 (25 to 27 October/13 to 16 March): Werder Bremen (H)
Matchday 10 (1 to 3 November/20 to 22 March): Borussia Mönchengladbach (H)
Matchday 11 (8 to 10 November/3 to 6 April): VfL Wolfsburg (A)
Matchday 12 (22 to 24 November/11 to 13 April): SC Freiburg (H)
Matchday 13 (29 November to 2 December/17 to 20 April): Bayern Munich (A)
Matchday 14 (6 to 8 December/24 to 27 August): FC Schalke 04 (H)
Matchday 15 (13 to 15 December/2 to 4 May): FC Köln (A)
Matchday 16 (17/18 December/9 May): Hertha Berlin (H)
Matchday 17 (20 to 22 December): (16 May): FSV Mainz 05
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The European jersey has been launched, the UEL opponents have been drawn – and anticipation for the European campaign is running high. To mark the occasion, an autograph session was held on Friday afternoon, 28 August, at the Fanwelt with current Werkself player Montrell Culbreath and official club legend Paulo Sergio.
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After six and a half years, Exequiel Palacios is leaving the Bundesliga and moving from Bayer 04 to the Premier League. The Argentine, who as a Werkself player won the World Cup with his national team four years ago and finished as runners-up at this summer’s tournament, will play for newly promoted English side Ipswich Town with immediate effect. The 27-year-old, whose contract in Leverkusen was due to run until 30 June 2030, joined Bayer 04 in January 2020 as a promising young talent. He steadily developed into one of the best defensive midfielders in the German top flight.
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When Exequiel Palacios moved from the Argentinian club River Plate to Bayer Leverkusen on 1 January 2020, the then 21-year-old could not have imagined just how successful the next six and a half years would be for him. Pala, as he is known, had already won the Copa Libertadores – the most prestigious competition in South American club football – with River Plate. But there were still so many more trophies to come.
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To mark Exequiel Palacios’s departure, we’ve put together a compilation of the midfielder’s finest and most important goals from his six-and-a-half years at the club.
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