The shock PSG - Lyon will it take place on Saturday March 14 at 3:30 p.m. at the Jean-Bouin stadium? After entering the French National and Sports Committee (CNOSF) on Wednesday evening to postpone the flagship meeting of the 17th day of D1, undoubtedly decisive for the title (Lyon is 3 steps ahead of its rival), the Rhone club now benefits support from the UNFP (national union of professional footballers).
The union supported the position of Lyon in this case this Friday by explaining to think first of the health of the players, who for some will play a match in the United States, in Texas, 48 hours earlier on behalf of the SheBelieves Cup. They are three Lyonnaises - Alex Greenwood, Nikita Parris and Saki Kumagai because Lucy Bronze has forfeited - and a Parisian Irene Paredes. In addition, five players from PSG and seven from Lyon were selected to play the Blue's three games against Canada on March 4 in Calais, Brazil and the Netherlands on March 7 and 10 in Valenciennes during the French tournament.
“Maintaining the meeting at the top of D1, PSG - OL, on the date scheduled by the calendar - Saturday, March 14 - is really to pay little attention to the physical integrity of the players of each team, which, 48 hours before, will compete in Dallas the SheBelieves Cup, "said the union.
Preserving "fair competition"
This affair ended up opposing two clubs head on, necessarily. The UNFP considers that it is “not too late” for a compromise decision which would preserve “the fairness of the competition. The Lyon leaders wish to move this meeting to raise the curtain of the PSG Ligue 1 match - Nice on March 15 at 9 p.m. in order to offer more rest time to the internationals of the two teams. This collides with the instructions of the Paris police headquarters which prohibits two events on the same day at the Jean-Bouin stadium and at the Parc des Princes.
Saturday evening was also mentioned, but this hypothesis was quickly forgotten because there will be the France - Ireland rugby match held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis where the Habs could win the Grand Slam. The broadcaster, Canal Plus, has therefore indicated its desire to see the meeting disputed on Saturday afternoon at 3.30 p.m. to benefit from a better audience.
Currently deadlocked, the situation could perhaps be released this Thursday morning at CNOSF headquarters because a meeting is planned with the FFF, PSG and Lyon in an attempt to find a solution. But which ?
