The Bundesliga is finally back giving German soccer fans and pretty much anyone looking for some live sports action, a reason to get excited during this pandemic. The Match day 28th will feature midweek fixtures on Tuesday and Wednesday, none other than Tuesday’s Der Klassiker between first-place Bayern Munich and second-place Borussia Dortmund.
The Reigning Champions Bayern, who has won the last seven league titles dated back to 2013, and is definitely reaching out to win this year’s title as well. Bayern Munich leading with four points to clear in the Bundesliga title race against Dortmund, whom looking to avian the 4-0 defeat at the Allianz Arena in November. The match looks promising this year, and wonder who’d snatch the title this year.
Borussia Dortmund has Erling Haaland on this team, who has scored a goal on an average every 60 minutes during Bundesliga, very much supported by the team captain Thorgan Hazard and Jadon Sancho, who made 14 league goals and 16 assists this season.
On the other hand, Bayern boasts the league’s top scorer, Robert Lewandwoski, who netted 27 times this season, assisted Thomas Müller and Serge Gnabry — scored 4 times against Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League earlier this season.
Here’s a complete guide to Bundesliga’s game schedule for Matchday 28th, including the timings, and TV channels to watch at in the United States.
Kick off relatively early by 5.30pm, with coverage on BT Sport 1 starting at 5pm. Fans of BT Sport can watch the match on the TV, as well as, stream it through their mobile and iPads, Xbox, Playstation, Samsung TV, Apple TV or through the BT Sport website. Those who want to watch the match but don’t have BT can buy a BT Sport monthly pass for £25.
Bundesliga schedule 2020
(All times EST)
Tuesday, May 26
If you’ve got a couple of free hours around lunch time on Tuesday, you’ve got to turn it over to FS1 at 12:30 p.m. to watch Der Klassiker between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. It’s the most important match of the season in regard to the title race; Bayern has a four-point lead atop the league table over Dortmund, while Dortmund has home-field advantage at Signal Iduna Park. It isn’t the only quality match of the day, though.
Following the conclusion of that game, fourth-place Bayer Leverkusen will take on sixth-place Wolfsburg in a game that could have major implications for European qualification. Also, 17-year-old American Ulysses Llanez is expected to make his debut, so be sure to turn it over to FS2 at 2:30 p.m. to catch that action.
If that doesn’t do it for you, fifth-place Borussia Monchengladbach will travel to face American youngster Josh Sargent and 17th place Werder Bremen, with one team fighting for a Champions League spot and the other fighting to avoid relegation. There’s also a clash between seventh-place Freiburg and 14th-place Eintracht Frankfurt, with both teams still in contention for the last Europa League qualification spot.
Wednesday, May 27
Wednesday’s fixtures may not be quite as exciting, but there’s still some quality games, starting with the 12:30 p.m. game between RB Leipzig and Hertha Berlin. Leipzig is coming off an impressive 5-0 win over Mainz on Sunday, but Hertha looked equally impressive in a 4-0 win over Union Berlin in the Berlin Derby.
How to watch Bundesliga soccer in the USA
- TV channels: FS1, FS2, FOX Soccer Plus, FOX Soccer Match Pass, TUDN, UniMas
- Live stream: fuboTV (7-day free trial)
For those with cable or satellite service, FOX will have you covered throughout the week on FS1 and FS2. Those with access to FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Soccer Match Pass can also watch the games. Those without cable or satellite looking to stream the games can do so on fuboTV, which offers a seven-day free trial.
Bundesliga standings
Bayern Munich currently sits at the top of the table with 61 points, but it’s far from over. The Bavarians still have to face three of the other top five sides: at second-place Borussia Dortmund (57 points), at fourth-place Bayer Leverkusen (53 points) and at home against fifth-place Borussia Monchengladbach (52 points), so the title, as well as the fourth Champions League spot, is still up for grabs.
Towards the middle of the table is a battle for sixth-place to claim the last Europa League spot. Wolfsburg currently holds the position, but only nine points separates them from 13th-place Union Berlin, so it’s a tight contest.
At the bottom are Paderborn and Werder Bremen, though Bremen has a game in hand on 16th-place Fortuna Dusseldorf and only trails by three points. The team that finishes 16th at the end of the season plays in a relegation/promotion playoff with the third-place team in Bundesliga 2.
Other Bundesliga fixtures
The top-of-the-table clash is one of four Bundesliga games being played tonight, and all can be found on BT Sport —
- Eintracht Frankfurt v Freiburg, 7.30pm, BT Sport ESPN
- Bayer Leverkusen v Wolfsburg, 7.30pm, BT Sport 1
- Werder Bremen v Borussia Mönchengladbach, 7.30pm, BT Sport 2
- Five more games are being played tomorrow:
- RB Leipzig v Hertha Berlin, 5.30pm, BT Sport 1
- Fortuna Dusseldorf v Schalke, 7.30pm, BT Sport 1
- Union Berlin v Mainz, 7.30pm, BT Sport 2
- Augsburg v Paderborn, 7.30pm, BT Sport ESPN
- Hoffenheim v Cologne, 7.30pm, BT Sport 3
Meanwhile on Thursday the Bundesliga 2 clash between second-place Stuttgart and third-place Hamburg will be on BT Sport 1 from 7.30pm.
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