Borussia Dortmund return from the autumn international break with nine competitive matches in 30 days. Niko Kovac’s side face five Bundesliga fixtures, three Champions League ties and a DFB-Pokal second-round match before the next national-team window begins on 9 November.
- Dortmund play seven competitive matches in October.
- The autumn break ran from 21 September to 6 October and included four international matches.
- The next break is scheduled for 9-17 November and contains two international fixtures.
- Werder Bremen are Dortmund’s opponents twice: in the Bundesliga on 9 October and in the DFB-Pokal on 27 October.
- Champions League away trips take Dortmund to FK Bodø/Glimt and Sabah FK, followed by a home match against Real Betis.
- The Bundesliga run includes an away meeting with Bayern Munich on 31 October.
What it changes in the Bundesliga week
Dortmund begin the sequence at home to Werder Bremen on Bundesliga Matchday 5. They then travel to Union Berlin before hosting Eintracht Frankfurt, visiting Bayern and finishing the league stretch against SV Elversberg.
| Date | Fixture | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 9 October | Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen | Bundesliga, Matchday 5 |
| 14 October | FK Bodø/Glimt vs Borussia Dortmund | Champions League, Matchday 2 |
| 17 October | Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga, Matchday 6 |
| 20 October | Sabah FK vs Borussia Dortmund | Champions League, Matchday 3 |
| 24 October | Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga, Matchday 7 |
| 27 October | Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen | DFB-Pokal, second round |
| 31 October | Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga, Matchday 8 |
| 4 November | Borussia Dortmund vs Real Betis | Champions League, Matchday 4 |
| 7 November | Borussia Dortmund vs SV Elversberg | Bundesliga, Matchday 9 |
It is four successive midweek-heavy weeks for Dortmund. Bayern Munich, VfB Stuttgart and RB Leipzig also have nine matches in 29 days before the November break, while Bayer Leverkusen, Hoffenheim and Freiburg face similarly crowded European schedules.
Bayern have recent experience of such a run. Between April and early May this year, they played nine matches in 29 days across the Bundesliga, Champions League quarter-finals and semi-finals, plus the DFB-Pokal semi-finals.
