(Reuters) - The eyes of the sports world will be on Germany's Bundesliga this weekend as it becomes the first 'big league' to restart after the COVID-19 shutdown, but little will have changed on the pitch with Bayern Munich hunting an eighth straight crown.
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Moenchengladbach v FC Cologne - Borussia-Park, Moenchengladbach, Germany - March 11, 2020 General view as the match kicks off behind closed doors while the number of coronavirus cases grow around the world REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo
Leaders Bayern begin the final nine matchdays with a trip to Union Berlin on Sunday with Borussia Dortmund, four points behind the Bavarians, playing Schalke 04 a day earlier. Strict health regulations mean all games will be played in empty stadiums with only some 300 essential staff and officials in and around the arenas.
It has already warned of the"existence-threatening" financial situation of several clubs due to the suspension and has warned another interruption would be disastrous for both league and teams.The interruption has allowed the league's top scorer, Robert Lewandowski, to recover from a leg injury that would have ruled the Bayern forward out of several matches had the season not been halted.
Dortmund have the more difficult run-in and Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann hopes to give Bayern a run for their money.
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