From 3.30 p.m. the (disinfected) ball rolls again in the Bundesliga. The first restart of a top league in times of Corona, that’s why the whole world looks at Germany. You can find all information right here.
Leipzig Airport helps RB
It starts with the curiosities. RB Leipzig has brought help to the airport for the expansion of the replacement bench. Since the height difference between the grandstand and the pitch in the Red Bull Arena is about three meters, the club was given a gangway. Supervisors and players enter the interior via the aircraft stairs. That reports “picture”.
To maintain the minimum distance, the number of people on the replacement benches must be reduced so that RB switches to the spectator ranks. “Special situations require special measures. We are happy to help,” said Uwe Schuhardt, spokesman for Halle / Leipzig Airport. The gangway was already delivered on Friday and positioned in the stadium. RB Leipzig meets SC Freiburg at 3:30 p.m.
Medical Sörgel: Games with few spectators soon conceivable
Today there are only ghost games. However, pharmacologist and sports medicine specialist Fritz Sörgel believes that football games with a small number of spectators will soon be possible again. “I see the possibility of gradual adjustment,” he said in an interview with the “Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger”: “I don’t know exactly how realistic it is, but if you could say that people’s access to the stadium can be regulated in this way like customer access to Ikea, and it would be possible to keep the necessary distances in the stadium, then I honestly don’t know what would be wrong with admitting games to a reduced audience. “
Uefa boss: “We trust the Germans”
Aleksander Ceferin is a fan of the Bundesliga restart. The Uefa president sees a “good sign” far beyond football. At beIn Sports, he said: “It’s not just about football. People are depressed because of the lockdown and the uncertainty. Football brings a certain habit to life, football brings positive energy. It’s easier to be at home when you play sport can look. ” Ceferin: “We trust the Germans.”
Stuttgart travels in the caravan
The players and coaches of the second division club VfB Stuttgart will travel with four buses to the away ghost game in Wiesbaden on Sunday: two big ones for the team, two small ones for the coaches. The buses are disinfected and the inmates wear masks, as “Bild” reports. CEO Thomas Hitzlsperger and sports director Sven Mislintat travel separately – in the car.
Who the Premier League fans keep their fingers crossed for
In its yesterday’s edition, the British newspaper “Sun” with a wink on a double page explained which Premier League club would correspond to which Bundesliga club, so who the fans can keep their fingers crossed for while their own league is still in the mandatory break . A few examples: Leipzig is Germany’s Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund is Liverpool, FC Bayern Manchester United.
Trapp hasn’t seen girlfriend in two months
Eintracht Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp spoke at “Sportbuzzer” about the effects of the Corona crisis on his relationship. “First of all, my private life was extremely limited because my fiancee was in Paris when the borders were closed. Being Brazilian, it was all the more difficult for her to travel within Europe.”
Trapp is engaged to the Brazilian model Izabel Goulart and has been in Frankfurt since the beginning of the Corona crisis, where the Eintracht professionals had to quarantine for two weeks due to positive tests. “We have not been able to see ourselves like this from the beginning of the current restrictions, which is a very long time.”
Toni Kroos and the Spanish Primera Division are spellbound on Germany and the Bundesliga. (Source: ZUMA Press / imago images)
Kroos is looking forward to the Bundesliga
National player Toni Kroos from Real Madrid is still condemned to watch – but he told the German Press Agency how much interest the Spanish Primera Division is looking at Germany: “Here’s the impression: If the Germans don’t get it, then they’ll get it that no one there to continue. “
Laschet is happy – you too?
North Rhine-Westphalia’s Prime Minister Armin Laschet will follow the restart of the Bundesliga from home and said to the German press agency: “I am looking forward to kicking off the Bundesliga together with the fans. Good that it is finally starting again.” How are you doing
Laschet: “Football plays an important role in cohesion in our society. I expect clubs and players to set an example here.”
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Welcome to the day of the restart
The time has come. Today from 1 p.m. the ball rolled in the second division, from 3:30 p.m. in the Bundesliga. The most controversial and eagerly awaited restart of the Bundesliga. If you follow him at t-online.de, you are spot on. We provide you with all relevant information, curiosities and sporting developments. First here in the news blog – later in the live ticker of the individual games. Welcome.
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