More than 1,000 Cologne fans lent shirts and scarves to a “lucky charm” support display in the stands for their team’s 2-2 draw with Mainz.
BERLIN — Bundesliga players and fans continued to adapt to the league’s empty stadium restart Sunday as defending champion Bayern Munich prepared to return to action.
Elsewhere in the city, posters were displayed decrying the restart, which some Cologne fan groups have harshly criticized. Just as when the league restarted Saturday, substitute players and team staff wore masks in the dugout, though not everyone followed advice on “socially distanced” celebrations. Cologne and Mainz’s players marked their goals with restrained elbow bumps, but second-division Osnabruck’s players and substitutes hugged in jubilation after scoring a stoppage-time goal to earn a draw.
It was the first home Bundesliga game in 12 years for Cologne without its traditional live goat mascot. Game regulations bar mascots so Hennes IX was kept at his pen in the zoo, though he was briefly shown on a video screen before kickoff.Stream all remaining Bundesliga matches as Germany's top soccer league returns to action, including every game of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
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