The curtain will come up on the 2019-20 Bundesliga season with defending champions Bayern Munich playing host to Hertha Berlin at the Allianz Arena.
Bayern’s dominance of German football may not have been ended last term, but it was certainly shaken as Borussia Dortmund pushed them all the way to the final day before the title was sealed, and after going down 2-0 in the DFL-Supercup to BVB a fortnight ago, there are fresh questions over Bayern’s control.
First up for them is a Hertha outfit that finished a frustrating 11th last season and has hence elected to change coach.