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Bundesliga fans haunted by ‘ghost ties’ on resumption

Bayern's Robert Lewandowski celebrates after scoring his side's fourth goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and SV Werder Bremen in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. [AP Photo/Matthias Schrader]

With players’ voices bouncing off the empty stands and the leathery thud of the ball audible across the pitch, Germany’s Bundesliga will have a very different feel when it resumes tomorrow.

Having been starved of action for two months due to the Covid-19 shutdown, German football fans must grudgingly and quickly adapt to a new reality, with all matches to be played without spectators to protect against the spread of the coronavirus.

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