BREMEN, Germany (AP) — Cheers echoed around an empty stadium as Bayern Munich celebrated its eighth straight Bundesliga title amid the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday.
With no fans in the stands on a wet night in Bremen, it was a subdued and strange celebration for Bayern’s players, who put on commemorative T-shirts and paid tribute to their absent supporters with cheers.
German media have dubbed the team the “Geister-Meister” — the ghost champions.
“Celebrating without the fans is a bit complicated,” Lewandowski told broadcaster Sky. “The atmosphere is missing and something else, not the motivation, but the passion from the fans.