The de-escalation in football, after two months of almost total blackout, begins this Saturday. It does not do it with the Spanish League , not even with the Premier League , but it does with a top-level championship normally undervalued in Spain. The German Bundesliga is the first major European league to resume the march after the crisis unleashed by the world pandemic. From Saturday and, in principle, until the end of June , the remaining nine days will be played. The football overalls fan will now become an expert in the Bundesliga. This is a small guide to start the conversion process.
HOW ARE THE THINGS ABOUT THE TITLE?
After a very hesitant start that cost Niko Kovac the job, Bayern Munich leads the Bundesliga with 55 points. Behind, there are four teams that aspire to discuss the dominance of the Bavarian giant or, at least, to secure one of the four Champions places that the competition distributes. The second right now is Dortmund (51 points), followed by Leipzig (50), the surprising Mönchengladbach (49) and Bayer Leverkusen (47). Much further is already Schalke 04 (37), who leads the squad of teams that will try to qualify for the Europa League.
AND BELOW?
In Germany two teams descend directly and one more plays a promotion with the third best classified in the Bundesliga 2. In the hole are right now Paderborn (16 points) and Werder Bremen (18), a great come to less than the remains to play an additional game, against Eintracht. In promotion position is Fortuna Düsseldorf (22), with four points less than Mainz .
WHAT IS THE FIRST DAY?
To begin with, it is the 26th matchday of a total of 34, since 18 teams compete in the Bundesliga. This Saturday six matches will be played. At 3:30 p.m. we will be able to see Hoffenheim-Hertha Berlin , Leipzig-Freiburg, Augsburg-Wolfsburg, Fortuna Düsseldorf-Paderborn and what is undoubtedly the great game of the day, Borussia Dortmund-Schalke . At 6.30 pm the Eintracht Frankfurt-Borussia Mönchengladbach. For Sunday there are the Cologne-Mainz (15.30) and the Berlin-Bayern Munich Union (18.00). The day closes on Monday with the duel Werder Bremen-Bayer Leverkusen (20.30).
AND FROM THERE?
The Bundesliga wanted to heal in health and not rush the deadlines given by UEFA to national competitions. In this way, if any unforeseen event arises (as has already happened in the Second, where the Dynamo Dresden has been quarantined and will delay its return to competition), Germany will have the whole month of July to be able to recover matches. If all goes well, the nine days will be played in a margin of 43 days, until June 27. There will be matches every three days, but the keynote will be that the space between days is about five. The next day will be held between Friday and Sunday next week.
WHAT ABOUT THE CUP?
The break in Germany came days after the DFB-Pokal quarterfinals were played . The semifinals, single match, have been set for June 9 at 8:45 p.m. One of them will face Bayern and Eintracht; the other, to Leverkusen and Saarbrucken, fourth division, the great revelation of the tournament. The season in Germany, if all right, will end with the Cup final, now set for July 4.
WHERE ARE THE MATCHES SEEN?
Without a doubt, the most important thing for those who can no longer support the soccer suit. Movistar is the one who has the broadcasting rights of the Bundesliga in Spain. Specifically, it broadcasts them through the Movistar Champions League channel, only available in packages that include soccer, not the basic one. Movistar Plus Lite, free until July and available online, includes the Vamos channel, which will broadcast one game per day, at least on the first one. Orange and Jazztel's television offerings also include the channel, not Vodafone. The other option is Mitele Plus , the OTT of Mediaset, which in some of its paid packages includes the Movistar Champions League channel. For the first day, six matches will be broadcast on the said channel, including Dortmund-Schalke, which is broadcast simultaneously on Vamos.
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