No exemption for PSG.
The Pas-de-Calais prefecture refused RC Lens's request to be able to exceed the gauge of 5,000 people, linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, during the Ligue 1 match between the two formations, announces this Friday the artesian club.
The latter "took note of the decision".
According to France Bleu Nord, the promoted had asked the authorities to be able to accommodate 15,791 spectators in his stands at Bollaert-Delelis - whose classic capacity is 38,223 places - for this first official match at home since the ascent to Ligue 1. " The Racing Club de Lens will continue its efforts to try to accommodate a larger number of spectators during the following matches ”explains the press release.
# Press release ✍️
The Racing Club de Lens has taken note of the Pas-de-Calais prefecture's decision to maintain the capacity of the #BollaertDelelis stadium to 5,000 people during the RC Lens - @ PSG_inside match. # RCLPSG #rclens pic.twitter.com/PirmamZSEw
- Racing Club de Lens (@RCLens) September 4, 2020
The meeting is to be played on Thursday, September 10, even if the six cases of Covid-19 in the workforce of PSG could lead to a new postponement.
Initially scheduled for Saturday, August 29, the match had been postponed to allow Parisian players to breathe after their Champions League final.
No exemption to exceed the 5,000 spectator mark has been granted to a football club since the resumption.
Conversely in rugby, four Top 14 clubs - Brive, Clermont, La Rochelle and Pau - have obtained the green light from their prefecture to exceed this limit.
