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Games behind closed doors 'make no difference to players', says Bayern legend Beckenbauer

Bayern Munich legend Franz Beckenbauer says he doesn’t believe playing in empty stadiums makes any difference to players.

The iconic World Cup-winning sweeper and manager was in attendance as Bayern maintained their four-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga with an entertaining 5-2 win at home to Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.

Beckenbauer admits that Germany’s ‘ geisterspielen ’ – ghost games – are frustrating to fans unable to attend games, particularly in a country with such a strong emphasis on fan culture.

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But he says he enjoyed the match and he doesn’t think the players suffered from the lack of atmosphere.