Catch-up game probably not until January
DFB Cup rule slows down FC Bayern and Union
December 3rd, 2023, 12:38 p.m
Due to the massive onset of winter, the Bundesliga game between FC Bayern and Union Berlin cannot take place on Saturday afternoon. It will probably come down to a catch-up date in January. Both teams would have had time next week.
The canceled Bundesliga game between FC Bayern Munich and Union Berlin is not expected to be rescheduled until next year. All signs from the weekend point to this. Discussions between the clubs and the German Football League (DFL) are ongoing. Union spokesman Christian Arbeit confirmed on rbb’s Radioeins that there would probably be a new date in 2024.
Both teams will have time next week because they are no longer represented in the DFB Cup. However, according to work, Bundesliga games are not allowed to take place on cup match days. The German record champions also confirmed this. He also announced a public training session for his fans this Tuesday (10.30 a.m.) on the club premises.
The following week, Tuesday and Wednesday are blocked by the last group games of both clubs in the Champions League. A weekly game day in the Bundesliga is planned before Christmas anyway. Then the short winter break begins.
The DFL had announced that it would announce a catch-up date soon. A decision is expected at the beginning of the week. A game date is likely in January as there is no English week at the start of the year. The season will continue after the short Christmas break on January 12th with Bayern’s home game against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
Due to the weather chaos in southern Germany, the game between the bottom of the league from Berlin and the record champions was canceled. Safety risks due to the extreme snowfall and the traffic situation made a cancellation unavoidable, as the runner-up from Munich announced.