After a two-month break, Bundesliga resumed in Germany with four games in the second division on Saturday. Catch all the action on Sportsnet. ⚽️
South Korea midfielder Lee Jae-sung scored the first goal in the division to give Holstein Kiel the lead at Jahn Regensburg. He celebrated by giving teammates fist bumps.
All players and team staff who didn’t start games wore masks. Substitutes took their positions in the stands, rather than beside the fields as customary. Balls and seats were disinfected, and players were handed masks as they left the field at half time. Numerous polls showed a growing majority in Germany was against the resumption of the leagues. Fans are also critical of games without supporters present.
Karlsruher SC midfielder Marc Lorenz, a substitute in the second division game against Darmstadt on Saturday, told the Badische Neueste Nachrichten newspaper that the league hadn’t considered the health of the players “at all” in its rush to get back. He also warned of fatigue leading to serious injuries.
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