Borussia Dortmund swatted aside Schalke 04 in the Rivierderby as the Bundesliga returned to empty stadiums and socially distanced goal celebrations When the English politician Joseph Chamberlein popularised the saying, “May you live in interesting times," in the late 19th century, he probably wasn’t thinking about watching live football on the internet while the world is locked down due to a pandemic.
But watching Borussia Dortmund play against Schalke 04 in the re-started Bundesliga certainly seemed eerie and unreal. And interesting.
Germany has been relatively competent in responding to covid-19, so it was perhaps fitting that the Bundesliga was the first major European league to return.