Treble-winning
Bayern Munich will launch their Bundesliga title defence with a home game
against Borussia Moenchengladbach when the new season gets underway on August
9.
The
all-conquering Bavarians, who also won the German Cup and the Champions League
last season, will have former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola on the bench, the
successor of Jupp Heynckes, when they take on the five-time German champions.
"This
is a classic," German league (DFL) managing director Andreas Rettig told
reporters on Friday. "It is an attractive encounter and we look forward to
another 611 attractive games."
Champions
League and Bundesliga runners-up Borussia Dortmund, who last season again
topped the global soccer attendance list with an average of 80 534 fans
per game, travel to Augsburg.
Fellow
Champions League competitors Bayer Leverkusen host Freiburg.
Schalke
04, who grabbed the Champions League qualifying round spot with a fourth-place
finish, entertains Hamburg SV, the only team that has played continuously in
the Bundesliga since its start in 1963.
Newcomers
Hertha Berlin host Eintracht Frankfurt and Eintracht Braunschweig take on
Werder Bremen.
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