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The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga has set the exact schedule for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 from Matchday 31 to the end of the current 2021-22 season as well as for the 2022 relegation playoffs. Matches now confirmed include “Der Klassiker” between current league leader FC Bayern München and second-placed Borussia Dortmund on Matchday 31 (Saturday, April 23, 6:30 p.m. CEST).
Matchday 32 will see the derby between Dortmund and VfL Bochum 1848 (Saturday, April 30, 3:30 p.m. CEST). Other matches will include Bayer 04 Leverkusen versus Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Mönchengladbach versus RB Leipzig. Because May 1, 2022 (Labour Day/’Tag der Arbeit’) is a Sunday, there will be no matches that day in keeping with the wishes of the security authorities. This applies to Matchday 32 for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 and means that there will be some special constellations in the schedule. Because provisions are made for a suitable recovery period after international matches for Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig, the two clubs that are still playing in the UEFA Europa League, and the Sunday (May 1) after the first legs of the semifinals of the UEFA Europa League (which take place on Thursday, April 28) is ruled out as a matchday, the Bundesliga matches for both clubs have been scheduled for Monday, May 2 (8:30 p.m. CEST). Should one or both of the clubs fail to reach the Europa League semifinals, the DFL will reschedule the relevant match involving Eintracht Frankfurt (against Bayer 04 Leverkusen) and/or RB Leipzig (against Borussia Mönchengladbach) to Friday, April 29 (8:30 p.m. CEST). These arrangements have been agreed to with the four clubs concerned.
In Bundesliga 2, there will be a few direct clashes in the race for promotion on the matchdays that have now been scheduled. On Matchday 31, FC Schalke 04 will face SV Werder Bremen (Saturday, April 23, 1:30 p.m. CEST), and FC St. Pauli will play SV Darmstadt 98 (Saturday, April 23, 8:30 p.m. CEST on). Due to the fact that no matches will be held on Sunday, 1 May, there will be five games on Matchday 32 on Friday, April 29 at 6:30 p.m. CEST, including an encounter between FC St. Pauli and 1. FC Nürnberg. FC Schalke 04 and FC St. Pauli will meet on Matchday 33 (Saturday, May 7, 8:30 p.m. CEST), while 1. FC Nürnberg will play FC Schalke 04 on Matchday 34 (Sunday, May 15, 3:30 p.m. CEST).
In addition, the dates for the 2022 relegation playoffs have been set:
Bundesliga – Bundesliga 2:
- First leg on Thursday, 19 May 2022: 16th-placed team in the Bundesliga v. 3rd-placed team in Bundesliga 2 (8:30 p.m. CEST)
- Second leg on Monday, 23 May 2022: 3rd-placed team in Bundesliga 2 v. 16th-placed team in the Bundesliga (8:30 p.m. CEST)
Bundesliga 2 – 3. Liga:
- First leg on Friday 20 May 2022: 3rd-placed team in 3. Liga v. 16th-placed team in Bundesliga 2 (8:30 p.m. CEST)
- Second leg on Thursday, 24 May 2022: 16th-placed team in Bundesliga 2 v. 3rd-placed team in 3. Liga (8:30 p.m. CEST)
In the event that a club is due to play in the relegation playoffs and also reaches the DFB-Pokal final (Saturday, May 21), the relevant first leg will be moved to Wednesday, May 18, and the second leg to Wednesday, May 25. If such an eventuality does arise, the DFL will set the kick-off times for these two relegation playoff matches in question in good time.
The current fixtures can be downloaded here (in German):
Bundesliga – 2021/22 season – Matchday 31-34 + relegation playoffs
Bundesliga 2 – 2021/22 season – Matchday 31-34 + relegation playoffs
