Acid test in London: TSG to visit Fulham for friendly

TSG Hoffenheim will round off their pre-season preparations by paying a visit to an English Premier League club: TSG will go up against Fulham in London on 5 August. The match away to the team that finished last season in 10th position in the table will be the final acid test for Pellegrino Matarazzo's team, who will take on VfB Lübeck in the DFB-Pokal a week later (14 August). Kick-off at Craven Cottage is at 13:00 local time (14:00 CET).

A week after the season-opening event against Rangers at the PreZero Arena (29 July at 15:30 CET), TSG Hoffenheim will take on Fulham in London. The English top-flight outfit went into last season's Premier League as a promoted club and finished strongly in 10th place. TSG will play at Craven Cottage, which is right next to the Thames, on 5 August. Kick-off is at 13:00 London time. Coach Marco Silva's team includes the likes of Germany international Bernd Leno, who played a significant role in the West London side's successful season last term by keeping eight clean sheets.

The sale of tickets for the match will begin on 20 July. Tickets will cost £15 for adults and £10 for those who are between 18 and 21 or over 65. All fans who are under 18 years of age will pay only £1. Hoffenheim fans are recommended to purchase tickets for blocks K, KL, J and JL.