The Bundesliga returns with great anticipation, as Bayern Munich and Dortmund remain tied at the top with 18 points, following their 2-2 draw in the Klassiker, and both aim to continue their unbeaten runs.
Bayern faces a tough test on the road against Mainz, aiming to get back to winning ways, while Harry Kane has signed a new contract with the Bavarians through 2029.
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For its part, Dortmund hosts Elversberg, which has been the surprise of the season so far, sitting in seventh place, and is coming off an impressive 4-1 victory over Mainz.
Leipzig, currently in fourth place, three points behind the leaders, is looking to capitalize on the opportunity to close in on the top of the table as it hosts Augsburg.
Finally, on Sunday, the Rhine derby between Cologne and Leverkusen will be the center of attention, while third-place Freiburg—Panathinaikos’s opponent in the Conference League—faces Union Berlin.
The schedule for Matchday 9:
Friday, Nov. 6
Hamburg vs. Gladbach (9:30 p.m.)
Saturday, November 7
Dortmund vs. Elversberg (4:30 p.m.)
Leipzig vs. Augsburg (4:30 p.m.)
Mainz vs. Bayern Munich (4:30 p.m.)
Paderborn vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (4:30 p.m.)
Stuttgart vs. Werder Bremen (7:30 p.m.)
Sunday, November
8 Cologne vs. Bayer Leverkusen (4:30 p.m.)
Freiburg vs. Union Berlin (6:30 p.m.)
Hoffenheim vs. Schalke (8:30 p.m.)
The schedule for the next (10th) matchday:
Friday, November 20
Bayern Munich vs. Cologne (9:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Nov. 21
Leverkusen vs. Paderborn (4:30 p.m.)
Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Hoffenheim (4:30 p.m.)
Union Berlin vs. Leipzig (4:30 p.m.)
Gladbach vs. Dortmund (4:30 p.m.)
Elversberg vs. Freiburg (4:30 p.m.)
Schalke vs. Stuttgart (7:30 p.m.)
Sunday, Nov. 22
Augsburg vs. Mainz (4:30 p.m.)
Werder Bremen vs. Hamburg (6:30 p.m.)
*photo source: AP
