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Liverpool’s title Paulo Dybala is hopes might rely on a poised to renew his Dybala further spoke about positive for the virus but it is little German inge- Juventus contract the ongoing coronavirus okay right now,” he added. while the club view emergency. “It is not a lie, you have to be nuity, as the Premier “It is psychological. I was careful. People have to stay at League and others him as a captain for scared at fi rst and later tested home.” look to the Bunde- the future sliga for a workable The Argentine forward was model. a step away from leaving Juve One of the most diffi cult last summer as the club looked aspects of this global set to sell him to Manchester COVID-19 pandemic is not United or Tottenham Hotspur, knowing when it’s all go- but his refusal to move pre- ing to return to “normal,” vailed. or whether such a thing Dybala’s performances this can even exist after this is season, both as a starter and over. from the bench, convinced both On one hand, the return coach and club of football seems complete- management that the ly trivial when hospitals are leaders cannot do without him. being overrun, resources For this season, the club had running thin, and people already developed the idea of are literally dying by the extending Dybala’s contract tens of thousands. by at least another year or two, On the other, if sports before the league was post- can return in some form, poned due to the cornavirus it will undoubtedly be a pandemic. small mental boost for He is the youngest some, a small step toward of Juve’s strikers normalcy, and a welcome and after Cristia- distraction from the horror. no Ronaldo, he’s the most decisive Plans emerging player for the team, Although money, not making the highest contri- mental health, is the primary bution, as shown in recent Paulo Dybala could have more of such celebrations for concern of leagues and clubs performances. Maurizio Sarri (inset) Juventus’ side when the Serie A resumes across Europe, some plans are Bayern’s Robert Lewandowski (left) and David Alaba celebrate emerging that might prove a win in the past. The Bundesliga season is yet to resume Captains’ armband ITALIAN SERIE A TABLE workable, including in the Informal and frequent con- Bundesliga. tacts between his agent Jorge Standings as at March 23, 2020 According to reports, the BUNDESLIGA TABLE Antun and chief football Fabio P W D L F A Pts German top fl ight is planning Standings as at March 9, 2020 Paratici are expected to lead to 1, Juventus 26 20 3 3 50 24 63 on fi nishing the season after P W D L F A Pts more formal negotiations to ex- 2. Lazio 26 19 5 2 60 23 62 April 30 behind closed doors, tend the 26-year-old’s contract 1. Bayern Munich 25 17 4 4 73 26 55 3. Inter 25 16 6 3 49 24 54 with minimal work forces and increase his salary to a 2. Dortmund 25 15 6 4 68 33 51 in attendance. The scheme reported 10m euros per year. 4. Atalanta 25 14 6 5 70 34 48 would involve thorough testing 3. Leipzig 25 14 8 3 62 26 50 Juventus view Dybala as a 5. Roma 26 13 6 7 51 35 45 of players and staff prior to 4. Borussia Monchengladbach 25 15 4 6 49 30 49 ‘bandiera’ for the club and 6. Napoli 26 11 6 9 41 36 39 matches. hope that in the long-term, he 5. Leverkusen 25 14 5 6 45 30 47 7. Milan 26 10 6 10 28 34 36 Of course, Germany has will wear the captains’ arm- 6. Schalke 04 25 9 10 6 33 36 37 some advantages over the band, similar to club legend 8. Verona 25 9 8 8 29 26 35 . Germany has 7. Wolfsburg 25 9 9 7 34 30 36 . 9. Parma 25 10 5 10 32 31 35 Meanwhile, Dybala described handled the pandemic well 8. Freiburg 25 10 6 9 34 35 36 10. Bologna 26 9 7 10 38 42 34 his battle with the coronavirus so far. 9. Hoffenheim 25 10 5 10 35 43 35 Despite having nearly three problem in an interview in 11. Sassuolo 25 9 5 11 41 39 32 times as many confi rmed cases 10. Cologne 25 10 2 13 39 45 32 Rome. 12. Cagliari 25 8 8 9 41 40 32 as the UK, they have had fewer 11. Union Berlin 25 9 3 13 32 41 30 “I had a bad cough, I felt 13. Fiorentina 26 7 9 10 32 6 30 than half as many deaths. tired and when I slept, I felt 12. Frankfurt 24 8 4 12 38 41 28 14. Udinese 26 7 7 12 21 37 28 Moreover, they are further cold. At fi rst, I didn’t think 13. Hertha BSC 25 7 7 11 32 48 28 along the curve, have a better about what it could be but it 15. Torino 25 8 3 14 28 45 27 idea of possible timelines 14. Augsburg 25 7 6 12 36 52 27 had happened to two other 16. Sampdoria 25 7 5 13 28 44 26 going forward. 15. Mainz 05 25 8 2 15 34 53 26 teammates and the last one 17. Genoa 26 6 7 13 31 47 25 Before the Bundesliga took a was me. It was advisable not to 16. Düsseldorf 25 5 7 13 27 50 22 18. Lecce 26 6 7 13 34 56 25 break as the COVID-19 crisis take anything. The club gave us 17. Bremen 24 4 6 14 27 55 18 spread, Bayern were were and vitamins and over time we felt 19. SPAL 26 5 3 18 20 44 18 are still on top of the event. 18. Paderborn 25 4 4 17 30 54 16 better,” Dybala said. 20. Brescia 26 4 4 18 22 49 16