Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund - FC Schalke 04 first game back for the restart on 16/05/2020

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The Ruhr derby, Borussia Dortmund - FC Schalke 04 (Matchday 26) on Saturday 16/05/2020 (kick-off at 15:30 CET) at the Signal Iduna Park (81,365 capacity) in Dortmund (GER), will be one of the first Bundesliga matches to be played after the suspension of the league due to the Covid-19 pandemic on 13/03/2020.

The first six games of Matchday 26 of the 2019-20 Bundesliga season on 16/05/2020 (Borussia Dortmund - FC Schalke 04, FC Augsburg 1907 - VfL Wolfsburg, Fortuna Düsseldorf - SC Paderborn 07, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - Hertha BSC, RB Leipzig - SC Freiburg and Eintracht Frankfurt - Borussia Mönchengladbach) will be the first major European games to be played after the suspension of football competitions and will be played behind closed doors:

• In the Bundesliga, there will be a maximum of 98 people inside the stadium (including teams and staff) and 115 in the stands, making a total of 213 people. In addition, a maximum of 109 people, including security, will be allowed in the area surrounding the stadium.
• In the 2.Bundesliga, there will be a maximum of 90 people inside and 98 in the…

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