Lens push back against PSG request to postpone Ligue 1 clash
The Straits Times
March 24 - Lens have pushed back against Paris St Germain's request to postpone their top-of-the-table Ligue 1 clash scheduled for April 11, after PSG sought additional preparation time ahead of their Champions League quarter-finals against Liverpool. Read more at straitstimes.com.
March 24 - Lens have pushed back against Paris St Germain's request to postpone their top-of-the-table Ligue 1 clash scheduled for April 11, after PSG sought additional preparation time ahead of their Champions League quarter-finals against Liverpool.
PSG, the reigning European champions, host Liverpool three days before the Lens fixture at Stade Bollaert-Delelis before travelling to Anfield for the second leg on April 14.
Liverpool, meanwhile, are also in domestic action that weekend, hosting Fulham in the Premier League on April 11 - the date on which PSG were due to face Lens.
Leaders PSG and Lens are separated by one point in Ligue 1, with Luis Enrique's side also having a game in hand.
France's Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) confirmed that PSG had formally requested the postponement, but Lens made their opposition clear. Strasbourg have also asked for their Ligue 1 match against Brest to be postponed in order to prepare for their Europa Conference League quarter-final against Mainz.
"In a spirit of responsibility and restraint, Racing Club de Lens made it clear to Paris Saint-Germain, from the very first enquiries, that it did not wish to see this date changed...," Lens said in a statement on Monday.
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