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Borussia Dortmund boss Lucien Favre admits 'strange' victory over Schalke

Borussia Dortmund boss Lucien Favre admits their 4-0 rout of Schalke was "strange" without the fans.

The Bundesliga became the first of Europe's top five leagues to return to action since the coronavirus bought football around the continent to a halt.

But all five of Saturday's matches were played behind closed doors.

"4-0 against Schalke – that's quite good," he said. "The key was that the team played well together, also defensively. That was very, very special.

"You shoot at the goal, make a top pass, a goal – and nothing happens. That's very, very strange. We really miss our fans.

"It was a completely different game than usual. It's hard to judge how good the game was. I had the feeling that it wasn't as committed as planned. The players were very focused on their task."

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