i'm joined by did davis on door push standing outside the comparatively quiet stadium home to dortmund davis the entire sporting war world has been watching the bonus league his return how successful has it been and what can other leagues learn from today do you think. one terms of crowd control actually works out spectacularly there were some police here in dortmund that were a little worried that the diversity of thought one fans wouldn't add here to the police that they gave to the fans of staying home and watching the game on television but they barely any fans showed up sticking to what the fans seemed said back in march when the game was originally supposed to take place that they would be in intensity games so in terms of people being outside his teams and causing issues of trying to get into the stadium things ran rather smoothly this afternoon and for actual blunders league give us the goods who won well bruce who dortmund have peered to have been taking their coronavirus had as little bit more serious than shaka did because they came out with a 4 nothing victory in this historic da

davis van off the line from signal iduna park in dortmund thank you very much. as well as for germany has taken another major step towards returning to normal sea after months of coronavirus restrictions starting today germany is lifting border controls with luxembourg it's also relaxing checks at its border with austria france and switzerland off already say that if they can keep the virus in check germans could resume free travel within the e.u. by mid june just in time for the summer holidays. at best and hot issue has been monitoring the situation on the german side of the border with austria and told us what's different starting today traffic is rolling here at the german austrian border only some cars are being pulled over to be inspected by the border police who still need a valid reason to enter the country that hasn't changed what has changed is the definition of what a valid reason is up to now it was mainly people commuting for work for example or say german citizens returning home now it's been expanded to also include for example people wanting to c

all right davis outside the home of boise dortmund thanks for that and here is a look at the resultsfrom match day 26 in the bundesliga so far dortmund didn't need fans to dominate shall go 4 goals to nil as we just heard our b. leipsic in freiburg share the spoils her suburban down hoffenheim 3 nil a scoreless draw for disabled orphan and powder born. blues to will's berg mentioned blood back when in frankfurt and there is lots of action to look forward to including byron munich at when you're in berlin on sunday now as well as sport germany has taken another major step towards returning to normalcy after months of coronavirus restrictions germany is relaxing checks at its borders with france switzerland and austria and in an even bigger step all border controls have been ended between germany and luxembourg. the border and may be open once again between germany and luxembourg and an easing of coronavirus restrictions but don't relax too much german foreign minister heiko mass nearly but not quite sure cannes with his luxemburg counterpart shown us a bone at a border crossing betwee

now and ahead of that downbeat clash in dortmund data davis van up top is outside the stadium to give us an idea of what the well lack of atmosphere has like today and i was one of the stranger days what's the mood to there in dortmund well rebecca darby between dortmund and shock is the biggest in germany so the fact that outside the stadium is a ghost town is strange to say the least now that hasn't stopped pedestrians from stopping by and taking pictures to document this unique situation but other than that it's been completely empty ahead of this ghost game as the germans call at the start of the point is the so people sticking to the rules there but for such a big match were there concerns that large groups of fans would converged outside the stadium anyway. well because there is a big police presence as well as a presence of stewards outside of the city i'm but dortmund's fan seen has said in march when the match was originally supposed to take place that they would not be attending the game encouraged other bruiser dortmund fans to do the same now there have been rumors that do

let's go right to dortmund did have his davis then standing by for us there outside of the stadium hi davis good to see you i don't see a single soul there behind you that's a pretty different atmosphere isn't it compared to what you'd normally get around the snatch. yeah that's right it's a calm afternoon here outside of signally due in a park with just a few pedestrians and joggers and cyclists passing by the stadium in fact if you're walking by just now you probably would mistaken the fact that there isn't big game happening these evening now there will be a bigger there will be a bigger presence of police and stewards outside the ground making sure that everything remains calm and nobody tries to enter the stadium that isn't supposed to but so far bruiser dortmund fans have heeded the advice of city officials and police by staying home and watching their favorite team on television so no fan incidents are expected this evening what about what we can expect on the pitch i mean dortmund haven't had much luck against fire in the bundesliga how do things look for them tonight well bot

their favorite team like they did here in dortmund all clubs had urged their fans to adhere to coronavirus health restrictions. and we spoke earlier to d.w. sports davis up dorp who is standing outside dortmund's home ground and we asked him how much of an impact he thought the empty stadium and on the players well a lot of these teams around the been listening of actually brought in psychologist to specifically deal with that question sebastian care who is one of the members of the front office a former player for president he said that that's one thing that they've been actually trying to mention to prepare the players for during the coronavirus hiatus is the fact that they are going to be playing in games without fans so whenever they scored a goal you don't hear the thunderous roar of cheering that you normally would hear when the ball hits the back of the net so there's definitely a mental aspect that the players have to prepare for if you are standing outside the stadium during the game you wouldn't even notice that a match was taking place there were people cycling by also just walking and and just in as if they would normally do and then i occ

pretty much sealing their 8th consecutive championship for dortmund tonight's clash is also a chance to banish the ghosts of last season and davies probably fully ileus is with us to talk to us about this cave it is a really important one isn't it it's a very important game but it's also very important because let's not forget that the bull in this league is still the only european the base of the big leagues of course diet is still playing at the moment so normally there's a lot of interest in this game this time around the interest is massive because fans who perhaps which you names to the bundesliga from time to time are now tuning in because they really want to catch this match and you know it's a made week match a lot of people are home watching it but before we get into the details of it let's take a look at what we can expect from a city. this is eerily familiar territory for dortmund to have entered the last 2 editions of to classical with the championship on the line i think because of the crowd i think that's why they don't ski school the hattrick in 2086 public eye that was followed by a 5 nil demolition in 2090. after

dortmund into the game 4 points behind by and knowing a loss would force the county and i consecutive title to divide us. davies force reporter davis fun joining us now from outside the door and stadium hi davis we can see it's pretty quiet there behind you it must be a different atmosphere compared to what you normally get around this match. yeah that's precisely the case in fact the people cycling in jogging by the stadium at the moment probably think it's a regular tuesday and may not expecting there to be a big one to seek a showcase later this evening now there will be a larger police presence as kickoff approaches but considering that dortmund fans have heeded the requests from city officials and from police so far and staying home to watch the game on their sofas not many fan incidents are expected this evening david what about the match itself i mean recent history hasn't been kind to dortmund when they face iron in the bundesliga so how do things look for them this time around well both teams are coming into this game in terrific form in fact neither team is dropped as both teams have dropped only poin

dortmund into the game 4 points behind by and knowing a loss would hold the county and i can secure its title today right. straight to the door open stadium that we were joined. at davis op top outside welcome. difference to what you normally expect for this match. that's right phil normally these streets are filled with tens of thousands of fans but the only fans that have gathered outside of the stadium this afternoon were a few behind me anticipating the arrival of the team buses as they entered the stadium now there is a strong presence of police and stewards outside the stadium to make sure that nobody that's not supposed to be going into the ground is in fact entering the gates but for the most part dortmund fans have stayed at home and hearing to the advice of city officials and police and watching the games on their own televisions at home so there aren't any further and incidents expected this afternoon and recent history haasan been kind to dortmund against a buyout in the bundesliga how does it look this time well entering this game both byron munich and bruce who don't mind are actually entering into effect form not showing any after effects of the coronav