Paris (AFP)

In the wake of the German Bundesliga, football is gradually resuming in different European countries, almost always behind closed doors, except in Hungary where supporters have returned.

Plastic supporters in Poland, a virtual audience in Denmark, drive-ins in the Czech Republic and a coronation of the Red Star in Serbia: postcard from a football weekend in the era of the coronavirus.

. Supporters return to Hungary

Songs, drum beats and the thrill that runs through the stands when the ball approaches goals: after two months without spectators, the sports arenas have reopened their doors to the public in Hungary, the first country in Europe to authorize the return supporters in the stands.

Provided that every second row remains empty and that only one seat out of four is occupied.

"We will respect the rules because there could be closed games again if we crash," said Richard Kovacs, 36, one of the 2,255 spectators of Diosgyor's match against Mezokovesd.

"All we are concerned about is whether we are going to win or lose, not the epidemic," said Gabor Lengyel, 41. Proof that football, and therefore life for this supporter, begins to resume its normal course.

. Plastic supporters in Poland

Poland must imitate Hungary from June 19, with a scheduled return of the public to the stadiums, limited to 25% of their capacity.

In the meantime, the championship resumed Friday behind closed doors and the Polish ultras, deemed noisy, adapt. Those of Pogon Szczecin, on the German border, organized a hedge of honor on the way to the stadium: every ten meters, each brandished a lit torch, according to a video posted on Twitter.

On Sunday, the Lechia Gdansk counted on the support of private supporters against the Arka Gdynia: 200 photos of fans, taken from head to waist and printed on PVC plates will be placed in the stands.

A "plastic" presence which costs 75 zlotys (17 euros). Their owners can then take back their photo decorated with an autograph of their star player.

. Czech drive-in

For the second day of the Czech championship since the forced cut, the reigning champion, Slavia Prague, strung Jablonec 5-0 on Saturday in his deserted Eden Arena.

Finally ... not quite, since the club had placed 1,000 plastic portraits of its players in the stands and offered supporters to send their photo and have it displayed for 500 crowns (18.60 euros), including half must go to the Slavia youth teams.

About 500 fans had lent themselves to the game before kick-off.

Better still, Sparta Prague and Viktoria Plzen organized a screening of their match in "drive-in" cinemas on Wednesday.

"I saw this opportunity on a social network so my friend and I bought tickets and came. It's very different, we don't scream so much and we miss the stadium, it's impossible to replace", a entrusted to AFP, Petr Svoboda, a fan of Sparta who attended, shirt on, on the defeat (2-1) of his club.

. The Sacred Red Star in Serbia

Despite their reputation and a title of champion to be awarded - the first since the resumption of football in Europe - the boiling Serbian supporters remained discreet during the resumption of their championship which restarted Friday behind closed doors.

The key match of the day which continues on Sunday was the meeting between Rad Belgrade and the Red Star on Friday, since a victory mathematically ensured a new title for the "Red and White", the 31st in their history.

Done, the Red Star having secured a large 5-0 victory in front of desperately empty stands.

In front of the Red Star's lair, on the other hand, a group of around a hundred ultras welcomed the new champions with smoke bombs by cheering on their coach, the former Inter Dejan Stankovic player, who even grabbed a megaphone to share his joy too.

. Virtual audience in Denmark

After an 80-day suspension, the Danish championship resumed Thursday with a closed-door meeting between AGF and Randers in Aarhus, the country's second city, which ended in a draw (1-1).

The day before, the Aarhus club had invited impatient supporters to come and place banners, flags, and other cardboard effigies in the stands, a festive ersatz that could have been the match between the two rivals of Jutland (west).

With friends, Liva Hansen, a 28-year-old AGF fan involved in the supporters' club, watched the match on TV and ... on the Zoom videoconferencing platform with a virtual audience of 30,000 people !

Their image was transmitted on giant screens arranged around the field. "No doubt it helped," said AGF coach David Nielsen to the tabloid Ekstra Bladet. "It created a small alternative atmosphere, special for 2020."

"It's a good solution, but obviously I would have preferred to be in the stands," confesses Liva. "It was nice to be able to see the other fans and follow their reactions, during the good but also the less good actions!"

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