You’ve probably read more about them this season than at any time since their return to the Bundesliga in 2016. One club, in particular, has provided a story line well worth following for the rest of the campaign: SC Freiburg. But some league observers have said this could be the worst Bundesliga season in years, pointing to the absences of Werder Bremen and Schalke, two of Germany’s biggest clubs, in the first tier, as well as the stadium atmosphere due to COVID-19-mandated crowd reductions. After all, Bayern have won the past nine Bundesliga titles. But when the league entered the break a few weeks ago, Bayern Munich held an all-too-familiar lead atop the table with a nine-point advantage over second-place Borussia Dortmund. At the start of the season, there was some hopeful anticipation for a more competitive title race after each of last season’s top-six finishers changed head coaches. It’s fair to say it hasn’t been a vintage season in Germany’s top flight. This weekend, the Bundesliga returns from its winter break.
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