No fans, just cut-outs: Gladbach prepare to play in empty stadiums

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Last Updated : Apr 16 2020 | 9:44 PM IST

Playing behind closed doors with cardboard cut-outs of fans on the Moenchengladbach terraces will take some getting used to if German football resumes in May, says one of the few Bundesliga stars to have already played in a near-empty stadium.

"Everyone will have to come to terms with this unusual situation as best they can," Borussia Moenchengladbach winger Patrick Herrmann told magazine Kicker. "Other teams will also have to adjust to the special atmosphere in their stadium." The

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First Published: Apr 16 2020 | 9:44 PM IST

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