Paris (dpa) - The French football league is facing the end of the season because of the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said in a speech to the National Assembly that the 2019/20 season of professional sports cannot be resumed.
A reaction from Ligue 1 is still pending. If the season is actually canceled, Paris Saint-Germain with coach Thomas Tuchel could be declared champion ahead of schedule.
Games have been on hold in Ligue 1 since mid-March. There are still ten games to be played, PSG still has to play eleven games. The Tuchel Club leads the table with a twelve-point lead over Olympique Marseille. For Tuchel it would be the second championship title in the second year at the Capital Club.
The league originally wanted to continue playing from mid-June. A season break would now result in considerable financial losses for the clubs. The clubs would lose more than 100 million euros in TV money, and there would also be a lack of revenue from ticketing and sponsoring.