When and where to watch Bundesliga matches in UAE as football resumes

All eyes will be on Germany as top-flight action restarts amid pandemic

Bayern Munich attacker Thomas Muller during training on May 5, 2020. The Bundesliga is set to restart on May 16 after being shutdown due to the coronavirus. AFP

Bayern Munich players during training. EPA

Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick. AFP

Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller alongside Leon Goretzka. AFP

Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick talks to his players. AFP

Bayern Munich players during training. EPA

Left to right: Bayern Munich players Jerome Boateng, David Alaba, and Alphonso Davies. EPA

Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick, centre, during training. EPA

Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. EPA

Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick. EPA

Left to right: Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick, full-back Alvaro Odriozola, and fitness coach Holger Broich. EPA

Left to right: David Alaba, Jerome Boateng, Hansi Flick, and Alphonso Davies. EPA

The spotlight will be on Bundesliga on Saturday as it becomes the first top European league to resume during the coronavirus pandemic.

After a two-month break, the German Football League (DFL) had to submit a  detailed plan of measures to gain approval for the restart from Chancellor Angela Merkel.

With league football still at least a month away in England, Italy and Spain, and France having already decided to end its season, the Bundesliga games this weekend will be watched by millions across the world.

Here are the fixtures for this weekend, along with a graphic showing subsequent games. Matches will be shown on beIN Sports.

Saturday, May 16 (kick-off UAE time)

Borussia Dortmund v Schalke (5.30pm)

RB Leipzig v Freiburg (5.30pm)

Hoffenheim v Hertha Berlin (5.30pm)

Fortuna Dusseldorf v Paderborn (5.30pm)

Augsburg v Wolfsburg (5.30pm)

Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Monchengladbach (8.30pm)

Sunday, May 17

Cologne v Mainz (5.30pm)

Union Berlin v Bayern Munich (8pm)

Monday, May 18

Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen (10.30pm)