The Bundesliga is ready to restart.The German government have given the green light for football to resume in the country, with May 16 set as the return date.The Bundesliga is the first major European league to restart during the coronavirus pandemic and have set their sights on finishing their season before the end of June.Here’s how Germany’s top flight stands right now.Title raceBayern Munich are on course for another Bundesliga title, having made an impressive recovery under Hansi Flick.The Bavarian side sit top of the table, four points ahead of second-placed Borussia Dortmund and five points ahead of third-placed RB Leipzig.Matchday 28 could decide the title, with Dortmund hosting Bayern in Der Klassiker.Champions League placesThere are just four points between Dortmund in second place and Bayer Leverkusen in fifth place, with Leipzig and Borussia Monchengladbach in between.The penultimate matchday sees Dortmund travel to Leipzig and Gladbach host Leverkusen.Europa League placesJust five points separate Schalke in sixth place and Koln in 10th, with Wolfsburg, Freiburg and Hoffenheim in between.While fifth and sixth will see you qualify for the Europa League, a ticket could also be opened up for seventh spot, depending on who wins the DFB-Pokal.RelegationPaderborn (16 points) and Werder Bremen (18 points) occupy the bottom two places in the Bundesliga, with Fortuna Dusseldorf in the relegation play-off spot on 22 points.Mainz, Augsburg, Hertha Berlin and Eintracht Frankfurt are not totally safe just yet.PromotionArminia Bielefeld are on course to earn promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time since they were relegated in 2009.They currently lead the 2. Bundesliga table, with Stuttgart six points behind in second place and Hamburg seven points behind in third place, so Hamburg will play in the relegation play-off if it stays like this.Golden bootRobert Lewandowski’s 25 goals see him top the scoring charts in the Bundesliga, four goals ahead of second-placed Timo Werner.Erling Haaland already has nine goals in his eight league appearances for Dortmund.
