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Sam Meade

Bayern Munich return to training as European leagues ramp up comeback plans

Bayern Munich will return to training on Monday for the first time since the Bundesliga was suspended.

The German top flight has been postponed since March 13 and clubs were not advised to train until the first week of April.

Bayern have adhered to the advice given but are now beginning their return while enforcing "hygiene regulations that will be strictly observed".

A club statement read: “The FC Bayern Munich first team will return to training in small groups from Monday, 6 April.

"This will be done in coordination with government policy and the relevant authorities. It goes without saying that all hygiene regulations will be strictly observed.

Bayern Munich have returned to training (X06742)

“Training will take place with no members of the public present. In order to further slow the spread of the coronavirus, FC Bayern asks fans to continue to follow the instructions of the authorities and therefore please do not come to the FC Bayern training ground.”

Bayern are currently four points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig hot on their heels.

Serie A are having to take measures to ensure they conclude their domestic season.

Italy has been the world's worst affect nation by the coronavirus so heavy precautions are being taken.

Serie A remains unfinished (AFP via Getty Images)

Serie A has been postponed since March 9 due to the pandemic with several club presidents suggesting the season should be called off.

But authorities have suggested they would extend the season to September or October to ensure it draws to a conclusion.

“The only serious way to handle a serious emergency of this kind is to complete the 2019-2020 season competitions this year,” the FIGC president, Gabriele Gravina, told the state broadcaster RAI’s Domenica Sportiva programme. “We are working on a whole series of possible solutions to manage the situation in the best possible way.

“Could it finish in September or October? That is one hypothesis. It’s a way to avoid jeopardising not only the 2019-20 season but also the 2020-21 season.”

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