Approximately 70 days since the last whistle blew, the Bundesliga roared back into life this weekend as German football was allowed to restart in earnest after its coronavirus pandemic-enforced hiatus.
Perhaps "roared" isn't the right word, as all matches were played behind closed doors in the interest of public safety -- leading to odd, eerie atmospheres around the league.
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Saturday's headline fixture saw Borussia Dortmund welcome old rivals Schalke to an almost entirely vacant Westfalenstadion for the first Revierderby of the decade, and possibly the weirdest atmosphere of any meeting between the pair.
On Sunday, Bayern Munich traveled to Union Berlin where the defending league champions easily handled the Bundesliga newcomers.
Here is our pick of the best photos taken at the various Bundesliga games that took place in total on (re-)opening weekend.
Union Berlin 0-2 Bayern Munich
One Union supporter attempts to get a sneaky view of the pitch from outside the ground.
Police officers keep their distance as Bayern Munich's team coach arrives.
Bayern Munich substitute Lukas Mai sits on his own in the stands.
Players tussle for the ball in front of a completely deserted stand at the Stadion An der Alten Forsterei.
Robert Lewandowski opens the scoring from the penalty spot in front of row upon row of empty seats.
Borussia Dortmund 4-0 Schalke
Referee Deniz Aytekin and his team of officials take to the Dortmund pitch to go through their pre-match protocol while observing social distancing.
Lukasz Piszczek and Marco Reus were among the Dortmund players wearing club-branded protective face masks ahead of kick-off.
A member of the television crew has his temperature taken by a health official on his way into the stadium.
Dortmund's ball boys disinfect the balls before the players emerge from the dressing room to warm up.
Schalke's substitutes maintain a safe distance of two metres between themselves over on the sidelines.
Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland celebrates scoring the opening goal while his teammates make sure to maintain social distancing between themselves.
In the background, the famous Sudtribune -- in which thousands of yellow-and-black-clad fans would usually be creating a raucous din in celebration -- stands silent and empty.
Thorgan Hazard and Julian Brandt celebrate the former scoring Dortmund's third goal of the game with an elbow bump.
RB Leipzig 1-1 Freiburg
RB Leipzig defender Angelino prepares to launch a corner into the Freiburg penalty area in front of three empty stands.
A giant screen urges everybody present to wash their hands during the match.
With matches happening behind closed doors, fans watch the game in a bar close to the ground.
Hoffenheim 0-3 Hertha Berlin
Dedryck Boyata gets a little too close for comfort to teammate Marko Grujic.
Augsburg 1-2 Wolfsburg
Augsburg's team coach arrives for their game against Wolfsburg -- slightly ironic as the home side were forced to play without their actual coach, Heiko Herrlich, after he was caught breaking strict quarantine rules at the team hotel in order to fetch a tube of toothpaste.
Wolfsburg players fist-bump to celebrate Renato Steffen's goal, which may have broken the hygiene guidelines laid down by the German Football League (DFL).
Maximilian Arnold and the referee tap boots after Wolfsburg's nervy win at Augsburg.
Fortuna Dusseldorf 0-0 Paderborn
A Dusseldorf staffer disinfects a ball prior to kick-off at the Merkur Spiel-Arena
A TV interviewer (out of shot) takes no chances when conducting a pre-match interview with Paderborn coach Steffen Baumgart.
The requirement to have substitutes sit a safe distance apart led to an unusual double-decker arrangement.
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-3 Borussia Monchengladbach
Borussia Monchengladbach substitutes and staff emerged from the dressing room at Commenzbank Arena donning face masks ahead of their match with Eintracht Frankfurt.
Frankfurt substitutes were kept apart by the club using part of the stands as an extension of the sides' benches.
FC Cologne 2-2 Mainz
Before the first of Sunday's two matches, Cologne made full use of the empty seats by using them to create a tifo using different team jerseys from down the years.
Meanwhile, in a park near the RheinEnergieStadion, a few fans gathered to follow the match together.
Cologne CEO Alexander Wehrle wears a protective face mask which says "Zesamme stark blieve" -- "Stay strong together".
Florian Kainz and Dominick Drexler celebrate Cologne's second goal of the afternoon with a chest bump.