Dortmund [Germany]: Borussia Dortmund thrashed FC Schalke 4-0 in a one-sided affair on Saturday as Bundesliga became the first European football league to resume action since the coronavirus induced lockdown.
Bundesliga was suspended since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. The season kicked off on Saturday with Dortmund locking horns with Schalke behind closed doors at Signal Iduna Park.
This wasn't just a game. It was the making of history, marking the rise of a new dawn after sportspersons were forced to stay indoors in the last few months thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. The game might have seen the return of footballers on the pitch, but it had a greater significance off it as life seems to slowly crawl back to normalcy after the pandemic brought it to a standstill.
The 4-0 win also marked Dortmund's 800th Bundesliga victory.
Erling Haaland opened the scoring for Dortmund to give the side an early lead. It was also Bundesliga's first goal in 66 days. After scoring the goal the players were seen maintaining physical distance.
Just before the end of the first half Raphael Guerreiro got into the act to give Dortmund a 2-0 lead.
In the second half, Dortmund came out with all guns blazing and carried forward their momentum netting two quick goals as the scoreboard read 4-0.
To maintain the social distancing norms, the substitutes were sitting at 1.5 meters distance from each other with a mask on.
Bayern Munich currently sits atop with 17 wins in 25 matches whilst Dortmund is at the second position. Schalke who had only nine wins this season is at the eighth position.
