🇩🇪 The passion is back, the Bundesliga Revierderby has dates ⚒️ | OneFootball

German football regains its greatest treasure. After three painful years without it due to Schalke 04’s relegation, the Bundesliga has officially confirmed the dates for the next two Revierderby matches of the season. Excitement is at its peak ahead of the return of the mother of all derbies in Germany.

Through an original initiative called the "Bundesliga City Challenge," the league itself hid envelopes containing the dates in the cities of Dortmund and Gelsenkirchen. It was the fans themselves who, after solving the riddle, revealed the days on which the country will come to a standstill.

The first chapter of this great showdown (the 103rd league meeting) will be played on matchday 12, scheduled between December 4 and 6, 2026. A true early Christmas gift for lovers of top-intensity football.

The return fixture will take place on matchday 29, between April 9 and 11, 2027. This second clash in the final stretch of the championship promises to be crucial for both clubs’ objectives.

Borussia Dortmund, the current runner-up, goes in as the clear favorite on paper after years of dominance. However, Miron Muslic’s revived Schalke is looking to pull off a surprise in clashes where the passion in the stands can erase any technical gap.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

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