It wasn't soccer as we usually know it but games were finally played again yesterday in Germany, bringing high-profile sporting competition back during the coronavirus pandemic
While fans weren't allowed -- the most obvious difference to normal match days -- the Bundesliga's six games no doubt boosted morale among those watching on television around the world who craved action in a top league. Not to mention the clubs themselves which desperately need the lucrative television money to operate and thrive.
"It was weird, but we were ready for the fact that there wouldn't be any spectators," said Leipzig defender Lukas Klostermann after his side's 1-1 home draw against Freiburg. There were staggered warmups and teams entered the pitch at different times with no mascots, in another change. The first goal in any game came at Dortmund and from the most likely contender, Erling Braut Haaland.
If players test positive for the virus, matches will be canceled. It happened in the league's second tier when two Dynamo Dresden players tested positive, prompting Sunday's clash against Hannover to be scrapped.
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