At the end of matchday 20, coach Roberto Pätzold's team host runners-up VfL Wolfsburg on Sunday, 15 March at 18:30 CET. Exactly one week later, bottom club FC Carl Zeiss Jena visit the Ulrich Haberland Stadium with the same kick-off time. Eight days after that, Leverkusen are away to promoted Hamburger SV at the Volksparkstadion on Monday, 30 March at 18:00 CEST in the final game on matchday 22.
As usual, Bayer 04 will publish information on the start of ticket sales for the home game against Carl Zeiss Jena on the club media channels as soon as possible. Tickets for the two upcoming matches this Friday (18:30 CET) against FC Köln and on Sunday, 22 February (14:00 CET) against TSG Hoffenheim are available HERE.
MATCHDAYS 2-23 AT A GLANCE:
Matchday 20:
VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer 04: Sunday 15 March, 18:30 CET
Matchday 21:
Bayer 04 vs FC Carl Zeiss Jena: Sunday 22 March, 18:30 CET
Matchday 22:
Hamburger SV vs Bayer 04: Monday 30 March, 18:00 CEST
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