Since Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals against Liverpool (April 8 and 14), there has been talk of a possible postponement of their trip to Lens, scheduled for Saturday, April 11, as part of Matchday 29 of Ligue 1. Even though Lens expressed their opposition, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) announced in a statement this Thursday that the match has been postponed to May 13. The same applies to the match between Strasbourg and Brest, which was between the Europa League Conference quarter-finals.
At the request of Paris Saint-Germain and RC Strasbourg, in order to best prepare for their respective UEFA Champions League and UEFA Conference League quarter-finals, the LFP Board of Directors unanimously decided, without consulting the clubs involved, to postpone the RC Lens – Paris Saint-Germain and Stade Brestois – RC Strasbourg matches, part of Matchday 29 of Ligue 1, to Wednesday, May 13.
These two decisions are accompanied by a proposal made to RC Lens to adjust their schedule to move the RC Lens-FC Nantes match (matchday 33) to Friday, May 8, should Paris Saint-Germain qualify for the UEFA Champions League semi-finals.
It’s known that this decision will generate a lot of discussion, as it has from the beginning. There are bound to be those who are unhappy, while others better understand the LFP’s decision and the benefit of a postponement. In any case, it’s now official: the Lens/PSG match will not be played on Saturday, April 11. This will allow Paris to fully concentrate on their matches against Liverpool before turning their attention later to this important trip to Lens.
