Temperature checks, empty terraces as Union host Bayern

Temperature checks, empty terraces as Union host Bayern

17-May-2020 15:32:38 | Yahoo Sports

Union Berlin could normally expect their Alten Foersterei ground to be packed for the visit of defending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, yet the terraces stood empty on Sunday. The Bundesliga returned this weekend after a two-month hiatus due to the coronavirus, but the league's strict hygiene guidelines mean matches played behind locked doors. Bayern arrived in Berlin holding a slender one-point lead at the top of the table after second-placed Borussia Dortmund hammered Schalke 4-0 on Saturday, also in a near-empty stadium with players calls echoing around the ground.

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