The case of the date of the shock of the 17th day of D 1 women between PSG and OL, decisive for the award of the title, never stops bouncing. Meeting on Thursday in the presence of representatives of the French Football Federation (FFF) and of the two clubs, the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF), seized by the Lyonnais leaders, issued its conciliation opinion, like the Rhone club. revealed in a statement.
The latter welcomes the recommendation of the CNOSF, which proposes to postpone the meeting from Saturday March 14 to Saturday April 4, that is the same day as the final of the Men's League Cup between ... PSG and OL.
As a reminder, Lyon asked the FFF to change the date due to the participation of three of its players (Alex Greenwood, Nikita Parris and Saki Kumagai) at SheBelievesCup in the United States the previous week, against one (Irene Paredes) Parisian side. The tournament will end at night from Wednesday to Thursday.
Olympique Lyonnais appreciates the decision made by the CNOSF regarding the scheduling of the decisive match of @ D1Arkema #PSGOL! @JM_Aulas https://t.co/fHYRWomjt1
- OL Féminin (@OLfeminin) March 6, 2020"Olympique Lyonnais appreciates the decision made by the CNOSF concerning the programming of the decisive match of D 1 female PSG - OL," welcomes the Rhone club in its press release. The conciliator heard the arguments of Olympique Lyonnais and proposes to the various stakeholders to play the match on April 4 in order to respect the physical integrity of the players, the fairness of the competition and the interest of the Canal + broadcaster, which is in line with the request of Olympique Lyonnais. Olympique Lyonnais now awaits with serenity the return of the French Football Federation, which has the final decision to confirm the recommendation made by the CNOSF. "
A clever way to put pressure on the FFF, which is not required to follow the advice of the CNOSF. Since the start of the case, OL has proposed this date of April 4, which will force PSG - Reims and Lyon - Soyaux to be postponed to the 19th day. But PSG has always refused and wants to play on March 14.
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The date of April 4 could also be a problem with the Paris Prefecture of Police. If the match of D 1 women should mobilize less police than the final of the League Cup, it is not certain that it accepts the holding of two meetings of this importance and bringing together thousands of supporters a few hours apart and kilometers apart. The Prefecture is already instructing to ban two events on the same day at the Jean-Bouin stadium and at the Parc des Princes. Unless the meetings are disputed behind closed doors because of the Coronavirus epidemic. To be continued in the next episode.
