The Bundesliga became the first major sports league to return to play this weekend. Lucky for soccer fans, it has also been arguably the most exciting league in Europe this season. The Athletic’s Raphael Honigstein joins us to explain how a well-organized pandemic response helped Germany become the first European nation to bring back major sports, the strange spectacle of games with no fans and social-distancing during celebrations, and whether or not anyone will unseat perennial champions Bayern Munich.

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