Berlin (AFP)
The Berlin derby between Hertha and the Union will open Friday the 27th day of the German Championship, which will also see Bayern Munich leader receive Eintracht Frankfurt for this second day behind closed doors after the interruption due to the coronavirus.
The second Berlin derby in the history of the first division, after the Union's victory in the autumn (1-0) in a match interrupted by hostilities between fans, will be scrutinized Friday evening (18:30) between two clubs shoulder to shoulder in the middle of the table. The Hehrtha Berlin (11th, 31 points) is only one point ahead of its neighbor, the promoted Union Berlin (12th, 30 pts).
But it is Saturday that the distance duel will resume between the seven-time defending champion, Bayern (1st, 58 pts), opposed at 6.30pm in Frankfurt (13th, 28 pts), and its runner-up Borussia Dortmund (2nd, 54 pts) ), who will travel to Wolfsburg at 1:30 p.m. Last rehearsal before the clash between the two big German, Tuesday in Dortmund.
Another shock of the 27th day, the meeting between Mönchengladbach (3rd, 52 pts) and the Bayer Leverkusen (5th, 50 pts), Saturday at 1.30 p.m. Leipzig (4th, 51 pts), will go to the poorly classified Mainz (15th) Sunday at 1.30 p.m.
The program for the 27th day (in GMT time):
Friday May 22
(6.30 p.m.) Hertha Berlin - Union Berlin
Saturday May 23
(1:30 p.m.) Wolfsburg - Dortmund
Friborg - Werder Bremen
Mönchengladbach - Bayer Leverkusen
SC Paderborn - Hoffenheim
(4.30 p.m.) Bayern Munich - Eintracht Frankfurt
Sunday May 24
(11:30 a.m.) Schalke 04 - Augsburg
(1:30 p.m.) Mainz - RB Leipzig
(4:00 p.m.) Cologne - Fortuna Dusseldorf
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