Football fans will have to wait an additional 24 hours. The German championship will finally resume on Saturday, May 16, behind closed doors for its 26th day, and not on Friday 15 as previously announced, said the League (DFL), Thursday, May 7. With a tempting Ruhr derby between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 on the program.

Saison-Fortsetzung am 16. Mai: Rückkehr von #Bundesliga und 2. Bundesliga startet mit dem 26. Spieltag ➡️ https://t.co/23LPwB13fT pic.twitter.com/IVKqPP89UP

- DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga (@DFL_Official) May 7, 2020

Bayern Munich, leader with four points ahead of Dortmund after 25 days, will play on Sunday 17 in Berlin against the Union, promoted last season. Six meetings are scheduled on Saturday, two on Sunday and one, Bremen-Leverkusen, on Monday.

The Bundesliga will thus be the first major European championship to start again, without spectators, after nine weeks of forced break because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

• The full program for the 26th day of the Bundesliga

Saturday May 16

Borussia Dortmund - Schalke 04

RB Leipzig - SC Friborg

TSG Hoffenheim - Hertha Berlin

Fortuna Düsseldorf - SC Paderborn

FC Augsburg - VfL Wolfsburg

Eintracht Frankfurt - Borussia Mönchengladbach

Sunday May 17

FC Cologne - FSV Mainz

Union Berlin - Bayern Munich

Monday May 18

Werder Bremen - Bayer Leverkusen

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