German professional sport has been spared nationwide ghost games, but has to cope with severe spectator restrictions.
For the time being, the stadiums of the Bundesliga may only be used to 50 percent - with a maximum of 15,000 fans.
A maximum of 5000 spectators are allowed for indoor sports.
However, as expected, the results of the federal-state consultations on Thursday on the acute corona situation are not uniformly valid across Germany.
Because in addition to these "minimum standards", the federal states are also entitled to more stringent measures such as games in front of empty ranks - which Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Saxony, among others, are likely to implement.
"We think ghost games make sense and will implement it tomorrow in the Bavarian cabinet," said Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU): "I think it's a shame and also bad that we could not agree that some federal states want to allow spectators."
In addition, the top politicians agreed in their decisions that medical masks must be worn.
In addition, only those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered (2G) are allowed to enter the arenas.
In addition, a current test (2G-Plus) can be prescribed for the audience.