Today is the day football fans have been waiting for. After the long absence of football due to the coronavirus pandemic, one of the biggest leagues in the world will be making its return today to end everyone's wait.
That competition is the Bundesliga. It has been no secret that the German top-flight would be the first major European league to return, with the DFL announcing that things would get back underway on May 16. May 16 is finally here and lovers of the beautiful game cannot contain their excitement.
Saturday sees Matchday 26 in the German top-flight commence, with five simultaneous 9:30 AM ET kick-offs – of which Dortmund vs Schalke is the headline fixture – welcoming back the league. As a result, football fans, commentators, jokesters, and broadcasters have taken to social media to express their excitement. Here are some of the best tweets.
Hey, Jurgen. How many Bundesliga matches you watching today? pic.twitter.com/c32AuMsp5t
— Liverpool.com (@Liverpoolcom_) May 16, 2020
Bundesliga returns today.
— B/R Football (@brfootball) May 16, 2020
Mood: pic.twitter.com/4k6Dh6ie3g
Days until #BundesligaIsBack?
— RB Leipzig (@DieRotenBullen) May 16, 2020
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Sunday, Monday, Happy Days,
— Ja! Watch the Bundesliga live on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) May 16, 2020
Tuesday, Wednesday, Happy Days,
Thursday, Friday, Happy Days,
Saturday, what a day,
Fußball all day for you! #BundesligaIsBack pic.twitter.com/PQYL7OQQeW
Happiness #BundesligaIsBack pic.twitter.com/8eyrdnNmNi
— Magnifico (@muzammiltalks) May 16, 2020
It's time for Chapter II.
— bet365 (@bet365) May 16, 2020
It's game day in Germany.
It's the return of the Bundesliga.#BundesligaIsBack pic.twitter.com/ObmS4P2ZZr
Football is back today
— FCB Mumbai (from ) (@fcbmumbai) May 16, 2020
Whole world will be watching @Bundesliga_EN #BundesligaIsBack pic.twitter.com/GHwtYXeQ43
After 9 long weekends, Football matches finally returns today with the Bundesliga #BundesligaIsBack pic.twitter.com/psLsKCzNx7
— CloudNine Sports (@cloudninesports) May 16, 2020
English football fans watching Bundesliga today: pic.twitter.com/zRt27Z1YsY
— Amazon Prime Video Sport (@primevideosport) May 16, 2020
One of the biggest questions fans have been pondering is whether the players will be in good shape and form upon their return given the long layoff. 433 joked about this on Twitter, hinting that odds are they won't!
Bundesliga players returning for their first game after quarantine today like
— 433 (@433) May 16, 2020
@Bundesliga_EN pic.twitter.com/0tz9QxnF7K
Bayern Munich currently top the table, sitting four points ahead of second-placed Borussia Dortmund. The league leaders will be taking on Union Berlin this weekend while third-placed RB Leipzig, who are only five points adrift of the summit, will host Freiburg.