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Both Borussia Dortmund and Schalke's substitutes were social distancing on the bench in a huge change amid the coronavirus crisis.
Subs were sat 2 meters apart on the bench to adhere to the social distancing measures due to the global pandemic.
Extra leg room on the sidelines at Signal Iduna Park...#BundesligaIsBack pic.twitter.com/JCmBs9pqSC
- :flag_de: Ja! Watch the Bundesliga live on BT Sport:flag_de: (@btsportfootball) May 16, 2020
Dortmund vs. Schalke's sub benches and the stadium.
This is beyond weird man... #BVBS04 pic.twitter.com/o2qHn3ADyB
- Freddie La Roche (@Freddie_LR) May 16, 2020
Needless to say, subs sat apart from each other sent social media wild.
So you sit 2m apart on the subs bench wearing a mask! But when you come on, you take it off and charge into a crowded penalty box to defend/attack a corner! Sound logic pic.twitter.com/DdzD3wX6vh
- Paul (@paulhewlett1983) May 16, 2020
Social distancing subs bench. Responsible. #BundesligaIsBack pic.twitter.com/QbHHcSF4Kk
- Brendan Bradford (@1bbradfo) May 16, 2020
Not sure I'd be keen to be a sub! That bench looks pretty lonely! :joy:#BundesligaIsBack pic.twitter.com/EcjVb2inFu
- Siobhan :soccer::open_hands: (@Sio_Chamberlain) May 16, 2020
"Sat 2m apart on the bench with face masks while there's 24 people running around the pitch with each other," one social media user wrote.
A second tweeted: "Social distancing on the subs bench. for a contact sport."
A third added: "Nah man look at subs bench ffs. Coronavirus has changed the world forever."
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