The Bundesliga is back: return of the German top flight in pictures
Social distancing, face masks, no goal celebrations and empty stadiums were the hallmark today as the German top flight made its return.
















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Bundesliga returns
A football sits on the pitch prior to the German first division Bundesliga football match FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg on May 16, 2020 in Augsburg, southern Germany, as the season resumed following a two-month absence due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19
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Bundesliga - RB Leipzig v SC Freiburg
Soccer Football - Bundesliga - RB Leipzig v SC Freiburg - Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany - May 16, 2020 RB Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann is interviewed after the match, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus dise
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FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg - Bundesliga
AUGSBURG, GERMANY - MAY 16: Players of FC Augsburg enters the pitch during the Bundesliga match between FC Augsburg and VfL Wolfsburg at WWK-Arena on May 16, 2020 in Augsburg, Germany. The Bundesliga and Second Bundesliga is the first professional league
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RB Leipzig v Sport-Club Freiburg - Bundesliga
LEIPZIG, GERMANY - MAY 16: Head Coach of Freiburg Christian Streichduring adjust his face mask during a media interview after the Bundesliga match between RB Leipzig and Sport-Club Freiburg at Red Bull Arena on May 16, 2020 in Leipzig, Germany. The Bundes
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Borussia Dortmund v FC Schalke 04 - Bundesliga
DORTMUND, GERMANY - MAY 16: Dortmund's Raphael Guerreiro scores the his side's 4th goal against Schalke's goalkeeper Markus Schubert during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Schalke 04 at Signal Iduna Park on May 16, 2020 in Dortmund,
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FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg - Bundesliga
AUGSBURG, GERMANY - MAY 16: Oliver Glasner, Manager of VfL Wolfsburg shakes hands with Kevin Mbabu after the Bundesliga match between FC Augsburg and VfL Wolfsburg at WWK-Arena on May 16, 2020 in Augsburg, Germany. The Bundesliga and Second Bundesliga is
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Sin titulo
Fortuna Duesseldorf's players warm up prior to the German first division Bundesliga football match Fortuna Dusseldorf v SC Paderborn on May 16, 2020 in Duesseldorf, western Germany as the season resumed following a two-month absence due to the novel coron
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Bundesliga
A TV camera operator works prior to the German first division Bundesliga football match Fortuna Dusseldorf v SC Paderborn on May 16, 2020 in Duesseldorf, western Germany as the season resumed following a two-month absence due to the novel coronavirus COVI
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Bundesliga
Wolfsburg's German midfielder Maximilian Arnold (C) taps feet with assistant referee Dominik Schaal (L) after the German first division Bundesliga football match FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg on May 16, 2020 in Augsburg, southern Germany, as the season re
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Bundesliga
Schalke's Senegalese defender Salif Sane reacts in the goal after Dortmund's Portuguese defender Raphael Guerreiro scored his side's second goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match BVB Borussia Dortmund v Schalke 04 on May 16, 2020
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Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund v Schalke 04
Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund v Schalke 04 - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany - May 16, 2020 Dortmund's Raphael Guerreiro scores their second goal as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease
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Bundesliga - RB Leipzig v SC Freiburg
Soccer Football - Bundesliga - RB Leipzig v SC Freiburg - Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany - May 16, 2020 RB Leipzig's Timo Werner reacts, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Jan Woitas/Pool via
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BUNDESLIGA: Borussia Dortmund - FC Schalke 04
Ghost game, empty, empty seats, range, tribune, stadium, block, sport: Soccer: 1.Bundesliga: season 19/20: 26th matchday: Borussia Dortmund - FC Schalke 04, May 16, 2020 Photo: Ralf Ibing / firosportphoto / POOL | usage worldwide *** Local Caption *** .
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BUNDESLIGA: Borussia Dortmund - FC Schalke 04
16 May 2020, North Rhine-Westphalia, ---: Football: Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund - FC Schalke 04, 26th matchday, at Signal-Iduna-Park. The Schalke substitutes sit on the bench before the game and wear masks. Photo: Martin Meissner/AP-Pool/dpa - only for
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BUNDESLIGA: Borussia Dortmund - FC Schalke 04
BVB Managing Director Managing Director Hans-Joachim Aki Watzke, BVB External Consultant, Matthias Sammer, League President, Dr. Reinhard Rauball, mask, face mask, face mask, DFL rule, corona, hygiene, sport: Soccer: 1.Bundesliga: season 19/20: 26th match
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