World News – GB – Bayern Munich vs TSG Hoffenheim: live stream, start time, TV, how to watch Bundesliga 2020 (Sun Sep 27)

Bayern Munich take on TSG Hoffenheim on Sunday as German Bundesliga return to action with limited fans in the stands – marking a return for the crowds Amid the coronavirus outbreak Robert Lewandowski , Thomas Müller and Manuel Neuer are all back in the fold of the reigning German League and UEFA Champions League champions.On the other hand, Hoffenheim have just claimed a victory over FC Cologne in their match in opening, thanks to a hat trick from Andrej Kramaric

Sunday’s game will be broadcast exclusively on ESPN This is a stand-alone service that is not covered by a normal ESPN subscription Therefore, the game will not be available on WatchESPN, ESPN cable channels or on any other streaming service

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DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) – New statistic catches Bundesliga fans’ attention It’s not the expected goals, distance covered or passing accuracy, but the rate of coronavirus infection

Fans’ return to the German soccer league last week was a problem If there are too many infections in the host city, a breaker rule goes into effect and fans are banned again. chaos in clubs

Schalke fans are unsure if they can attend the first home game of the season on Saturday against Werder Bremen.Otherwise, the club could have accommodated up to 12,000 supporters, but the infection rate remains below above the circuit breaker level despite a slight drop on Thursday

High infection rates last week prevented Bayern Munich from hosting fans against Schalke in the season opener after the mayor said he would send the wrong message

Less than 24 hours before Cologne were due to welcome Hoffenheim in front of fans, the breaker also intervened Within an hour’s drive, Borussia Dortmund welcomed 9,300 supporters for their 3-0 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach

The magic number is 35 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants over a seven-day period All above, and the games are set to run without fans Schalke’s hometown of Gelsenkirchen was 391 on Wednesday and 376 on Thursday according to the ‘Robert Koch Institute, the national center for disease control in Germany

The breaker rule was a compromise added during tense discussions among state politicians last week, just before the start of the league season Otherwise, supporters are allowed to attend up to 20% of the stadium’s capacity, although some local officials have set their own lower limits

Besides Schalke, all other Bundesliga games this weekend should have at least a few home fans This includes Arminia Bielefeld’s first home game in the Premier League since 2009 against Cologne and Borussia Dortmund’s visit to Augsburg , Saturday, and Hoffenheim hosting Bayern on Sunday

Uncertainty over fans is another factor putting pressure on Schalke in a 2020 calamitous for the club Club of the last 16 Champions League games in March 2019, Schalke did not win a league game since January and was beaten 8-0 by Bayern last week He has only scored nine Bundesliga goals all year

Pressure is mounting on Schalke coach David Wagner, who is on the third longest winless run (17) of all Bundesliga coaches, according to league statistics Jochen Schneider, the club’s sporting director, said he expects more from the coaching staff ahead of the Bremen game

« I expect a marked increase in performance and that will be reflected in the result, » Schneider said on Saturday

Schalke has more to lose than most if fans cannot return The coronavirus wiped out match-day income and helped expose the club’s fragile financial situation, prompting warnings that Schalke could face insolvency if he didn’t act Schalke has cut spending this season and sold US midfielder Weston McKennie to Juventus

This follows years where the club have spent beyond their means on a bet that they could regularly qualify for the Champions League and the resulting TV income, which Schalke failed to achieve. only once since 2015 The cuts will likely mean Schalke is no longer able to fight for a European qualification, club management have admitted

Saturday’s game against Bremen is a meeting of two former title challengers, now both in crisis mode Bremen only avoided relegation last season with a playoff win over second-place Heidenheim and lost his first game 2020-21 4-1 against Hertha Berlin

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