Can PSG count on a Parc des Princes in fusion next Wednesday, against Dortmund? It does not take the path ... According to various sources ( L'Equipe , RMC , Le Parisien ...), the trend is behind closed doors for this 8th finals return of the Champions League. No final decision is made at the time of this writing. Moreover, even the idea of a postponement is not excluded ... The Team , which suggests that the match will be "at best" played in an empty enclosure Wednesday, reports that "the ministry would be favorable to behind closed doors, but the prefect will make his decision on health and public order criteria ”. For its part, the PSG "hopes to change the situation by presenting a plan without German supporters and without Parisian supporters coming from cluster areas in France", according to news from RMC .
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Recall that the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, announced earlier in the evening the ban on gatherings of more than 1000 people on the national territory, without specifying whether it is a question of confined environments, or not. So far, the ban has concerned assemblies of more than 5,000 people in an enclosed space. However, exceptions have been made, with for example the postponement of the Paris half-marathon, outdoors ... "Our priority is to do everything to slow the spread of the virus," continued the minister, confirming that France remains in stadium 2 facing the coronavirus epidemic. Note that 1,126 people have been infected so far - 1,209 according to a count from Le Figaro - and that 19 of them, most of them elderly, have died. "The prefects, the ministries will put together a list of events considered useful for the life of the nation. I specify that the demonstrations will be part of it, just like the contests or even the use of public transport, "added Mr. Véran, regarding the gatherings of more than 1000 people.
France-Ireland postponed, Ligue 1 too?
One thing is certain: a meeting will take place on Monday morning around the Minister of Sports, Roxanna Maracineanu. Meeting at the end of which we should already know more about the measures concerning sport in France, and in particular this PSG-Dortmund in C1. It will be a question of "evaluating possible solutions such as behind closed doors, postponement or outright cancellation" of the next sports events, as summed up by our colleagues from Paris , even if the Prefect will have the last word and qu 'It will probably be necessary to wait until the afternoon to have a clear and total vision. Note that the match of the Six Nations Rugby Tournament France-Ireland (March 14, 5th day) could be postponed to a later date. The question will also arise for the next days of Ligue 1, Top 14 ...
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