It wasn't as quiet as you would think. Even in a large, nearly-empty arena, with the crowd cheering from home and the players screaming on the pitch, I still had to yell down the press row to my socially-distanced colleagues just to ask a question or make an observation.
I saw only a handful of faces yesterday, all obscured by masks, many of whom I haven't seen in person in many months. It was good, comfortable, to be back inside Red Bull Arena, going through the madness that is matchday, but with only the musical playlist as accompaniment.