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Football's 2019-20 season defined by COVID-19 stress, and 2020-21 promises more of the same

It's finally over. As Bayern Munich captain Manuel Neuer lifted the European Cup after the German club's Champions League final victory over Paris Saint-Germain in Lisbon on Sunday, the 2019-20 season reached its delayed conclusion. Or so it seemed, anyway.

Supporters of Spanish club Elche would argue that their 1-0 victory over Girona in the second leg of their Segunda Division promotion play-off -- a win that secured promotion to La Liga -- was the true postscript at the end of the longest football season in history, with their game ending just over an hour after Bayern claimed their sixth Champions League title.