Now, where were we? Bundesliga restarts amid pandemic


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 13 May 2020

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

(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.

The German Football League decided last week to resume the first and second divisions from May 16 after a two-month suspension, with teams undergoing a seven-day isolation period after testing for the new coronavirus.

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