This archive report was first published on 18 May 2020.
On Sunday, Bayern Munich brushed aside Union Berlin 2-0 behind closed doors, marking the Bundesliga's return to action after a two-month hiatus due to the Covid-19 virus.
Published on May 18, 2020, the match was played in front of empty terraces at Union Berlin's compact Alten Foersterei stadium, which is usually packed with 22,000 passionate home fans.
Bayern's win, sealed by a first-half Robert Lewandowski penalty and a late Benjamin Pavard header, leaves the defending champions four points clear at the top of the table.
Thomas Mueller, Bayern's midfielder, joked that the Bundesliga without fans feels like "old man's football, 7pm, under floodlights".
"It felt a bit like the atmosphere you get for old man's football, 7pm, under floodlights, but as soon as the ball started to roll, the game took our focus," Mueller said.
The Bundesliga became the first top European league to resume this weekend, using draconian hygiene guidelines, regular testing of players, and insisting on games in near-empty stadiums.
