
The Werkself kick-off matchday 8 with a Friday night game at Eintracht Frankfurt. The Peter Bosz team has two top games on a Saturday evening on matchdays 9 and 13 – at home to Werder Bremen on 26 October and away to the champions of Germany Bayern Munich on 30 November. The match against the Rhine neighbours Borussia Mönchengladbach is on a Saturday afternoon (2 November).
Matchday 7: Saturday, 5 October, 15.30 CET: RB Leipzig (home game)
Matchday 8: Friday, 18 October, 20.30 CET: Eintracht Frankfurt (away game)
Champions League, matchday 3: Tuesday, 22 October, 18.55 CET: Atlético Madrid (A)
Matchday 9: Saturday, 26 October, 18.30 CET: Werder Bremen (H)
DFB Cup, Round 2: Tuesday, 29 October, 20.45 CET: SC Paderborn (H)
Matchday 10: Saturday, 2 November, 15.30 CET: Borussia Mönchengladbach (H)
Champions League, matchday 4: Wednesday, 6 November, 21.00 CET: Atlético Madrid (H)
Matchday 11: Sunday, 10 November, 15.30 CET: VfL Wolfsburg (A)
Matchday 12: Saturday, 23 November, 15.30 CET: SC Freiburg (H)
Champions League, matchday 5: Tuesday, 26 November, 18.55 CET: Lokomotiv Moscow(A)
Matchday 13: Saturday, 30 November, 18.30 CET: Bayern Munich(A)
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