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 German Football League (DFL) confirmed the schedule for four further Bundesliga matchdays this afternoon (7/10).
We knew the schedule up to matchday 8, but the DFL has now confirmed the fixtures from matchday 9 to 12. The Foals will feature on a Saturday three times in this period, as well as playing on a Tuesday. The home game against FC Schalke 04 will take place on Saturday 28th November at 18:30 CET. Borussia then play on Saturday at 15:30 CET two weeks in a row: first at SC Freiburg on 5th December before hosting Hertha BSC on 12th December. The away game at Eintracht Frankfurt will take place on Tuesday 15th December at 18:30 CET. The timing of Borussia’s last Bundesliga game of the calendar year against TSG Hoffenheim has not yet been confirmed (18th – 21st December).
Borussia’s Bundesliga fixtures: