Football is finally coming back with the Bundesliga announcing it will return on May 16.
The German top-flight will be the first of Europe’s big five leagues to get back under way, after the government eased coronavirus lockdown restrictions and gave it the green light.
Borussia Dortmund, with Marco Reus and Jadon Sancho among their talented squad, will be among the clubs back in action on May 16 with a derby clash against Schalke
Games will be played behind closed doors with most teams having nine matches left to play – Eintracht Frankfurt and Werder Bremen both have ten.
With the top divisions in the Netherlands and France brought to an early end and the Premier League still some way off being able to resume its 2019/20 campaign, it means all eyes will be on Germany.
So, if you are new to the Bundesliga or just want to pick a team to get behind then talkSPORT.com have you covered.
We have a club you can follow for every type of football fan out there…
How the Bundesliga looks as clubs prepare to resume the season
Glory hunter – Bayern Munich
Bayern have won the league title an incredible 29 times and look set to make it 30 this term.
Champions for seven seasons straight, they lead the table by four points and will kickstart their bid for another crown against Hertha Berlin on Sunday, May 17.
If you are one of those fans who is unashamedly a glory hunter – were looking at you the Man United fan who lives in London – then this is just the team for you.
Thomas Muller is part of a star-studded Bayern Munich squad looking for an eighth championship in a row
The hipster – Union Berlin
Do you like regurgitating obscure stats in WhatsApp groups with your mates? Have you read Inverting the Pyramid by Jonathan Wilson? Do you stay up until the early hours of the morning watching Copa Libertadores matches?
If the answer to these questions is ‘yes’, then Union Berlin may well be the team for you.
They are the moral bastions of the Bundesliga, the Dulwich Hamlet of Germany, if you like.
Union represent the Bundesliga’s true values of fan ownership and incredible support, as opposed to the likes of Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig.
Following their promotion last year, they became the first-ever team from the old East Berlin to compete in the top-flight, making them a truly unique proposition for hipsters everywhere to get behind.
Players celebrate with the fans of Union Berlin after the victory over rivals Hertha Berlin earlier this year
England fans – Borussia Dortmund
Theres plenty to like about Lucian Favre’s squad, which boasts some of the most exciting youngsters in world football, including England’s very own Jadon Sancho.
Besides Sancho, the German giants also offer England fans a glimpse of what could’ve been.
Erling Haaland, the Norway teenager taking Europe by storm, was born in Leeds and previously eligible to play for the Three Lions.
His father, Alf-Inge Haaland was playing football in England at the time and also had spells at Nottingham Forest, Leeds and Man City.
Meanwhile, Giovanni Reyna, the youngest of the group, is a United States Under-17 international but was born in Sunderland while his father, Claudio, was playing there.
Wonderkid Haaland was signed by Dortmund in January, having rejected interest from Manchester United
The purist – Bayer Leverkusen
Leverkusen are a team that like to build from the back and play football that is pleasing on the eye.
They average 60 per cent possession per game, second only to Bayern Munich, and also complete 618 passes per match.
Kai Havertz is an exciting young talent who will no doubt have a big future in the game while Kevin Volland is another attacking player to watch closely.
Kai Havertz is a goalscoring midfielder and on the radar of Liverpool
The antagonist – Hoffenheim
Do you like supporting the team that no one likes just to annoy your mates? Well, Hoffenheim could be the team for you.
Fans in the Bundesliga are not particularly fond of Hoffenheim for the way the owner pumped money into the club to lift them from the fifth tier to the Bundesliga in such a short space of time.
In March, Bayern fans unveiled a derogatory banner aimed at the owner, Dietmar Hopp, which caused the match to be suspended and was nearly abandoned.
Bayern were leading 6-0 when their travelling fans unfurled an offensive banner about Hoffenheim’s president
Thrill seekers – RB Leipzig
Leipzig are also suitable for the antagonist – Red Bull have been tearing up German football’s proud tradition since it founded the club in 2009.
But on the pitch, they are very attack-minded and look to get the ball forward at every opportunity.
Their games are exciting with plenty of goals, usually in their favour, with striker Timo Werner as their spearhead.
They had been leading the league for much of the season but four draws in their last six saw them drop down to third.
Timo Werner is one of the best forwards in the Bundesliga
The scrappy underdogs – Paderborn
Paderborn are a team you can get behind if you like the scrappy underdog who is punching above their weight.
They were promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time in 2014 but survived just one season before suffering two straight relegations.
In 2016/17, they finished 18th in the third tier but successive promotions has seen them back in the top flight once again.
Their stay in the Bundesliga is likely to be short lived once again as they are currently bottom of the table.
And the talkSPORT choice – Hertha Berlin
The GameDay podcast ran a poll to find out which team to support and the choice of the listeners was Hertha Berlin.
Shirts have been ordered and are their way to Sam Matterface and Alex Crook so they can show off their new-found loyalty to The Old Lady, who play at the Olympiastadion.
Currently sitting 13th in the table, it’s been a rocky season for Hertha who have a new manager at the helm – their fourth of the season – after appointing Bruno Labbadia to replace Jurgen Klinsmann in April.
They resume their season with a trip to Hoffenheim.