The 2024-25 Bundesliga season will kick off in the early morning of August 24th, with defending champions Leverkusen visiting Borussia Mönchengladbach in the opening game.
The Bundesliga introduced the current mechanism of having the defending champions participate in the opening game in 2002. Over the past 22 seasons, the teams who have played as the defending champions in the opening game have remained unbeaten, recording 17 wins and 5 draws.
So, can Leverkusen emerge unscathed from the Rhine Derby against Mönchengladbach this time?
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