Patrick Herrmann to retire from playing in the summer
Patrick Herrmann will retire from playing in the summer after 16 years at Borussia, including 15 as a member of the first team. The 33-year-old will remain at Gladbach in a non-playing capacity.
The DFL announced the dates and times for Bundesliga matchdays 8 and 9 on Thursday. Borussia will travel to Bremen on Saturday evening and take on Köln on Sunday afternoon.
The exact timings of the opening 7 matchdays had already been announced, and the DFL has now added two extra dates for the diary, announcing the scheduling for the two matchdays after the international break at the beginning of October.
The away trip to SV Werder Bremen will take place on Saturday 1st October at 18:30 CEST, before the home derby against 1. FC Köln on Sunday 9th October at 15:30 CEST.
Borussia's scheduled fixtures at a glance: