From social distancing substitutes using airport stairs, to disinfected balls and a potential television audience of one billion, the Bundesliga enjoyed a chequered restart as the first major sports league to resume amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund v Schalke 04 - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany - May 16, 2020 Dortmund's Erling Braut Haaland in action as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease Martin Meissner/Pool via REUTERS
With a poll for German state broadcaster ARD showing 56% of Germans consider restarting at this stage to be wrong, the league knows any violation of the agreed rules could lead to another suspension that may be financially fatal for some clubs. In Dortmund, Europe’s biggest standing tribune, the Yellow Wall, was impressively empty as the latest episode of the fiercest German football rivalry unfolded on the pitch with hosts Borussia crushing Schalke 4-0.
With the Bundesliga desperate to complete the season for contractual reasons by June 30, it has been keen to get games played despite the unusual circumstances.
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