The Werkself home game against Hertha Berlin will be on Sunday, 29 November with the kick-off at 15.30 CET. The team led by head coach Peter Bosz play Hapoel Beer Sheva three days earlier in the group stage in the Europa League - also at the BayArena (kick-off: 18.55 CET). And then it is one game after the next for the Blacks and Reds as that is followed immediately by the second double fixture week: On Thursday, 3 December (kick-off: 21.00 CET) there is the Europa League away game at OGC Nice; three days later, the opponents on Bundesliga matchday 10 are Schalke 04. The kick-off in Gelsenkirchen is at 18.00 CET.
There are then two home games in the third consecutive double fixture week: On Thursday, 10 December (kick-off: 18.55 CET) Slavia Prague are the opponents in the Europa League. Once again on a Sunday, TSG Hoffenheim visit the BayArena with the kick-off at 18.00 CET. The derby away to FC Köln on matchday 12 is on Wednesday, 16 December. The game kicks off at 20.30 CET.
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Bayer 04 v Hertha Berlin (Sun, 29 November, 15.30 CET)
Schalke 04 v Bayer 04 (Sun, 6 December, 18.00 CET)
Bayer 04 v TSG Hoffenheim (Sun, 13 December, 18.00 CET)
FC Köln v Bayer 04 (Wed, 16 December, 20.30 CET)
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