Coronavirus: Aulas has "doubts" about the resumption of Ligue 1

As the days go by and the confinement continues, voices about the end of an anticipated Ligue 1 are heard. If Jean-Michel Aulas is not yet in this state of mind, the President of Lyon recognized in L'Equipe Sunday that this prospect was gaining more and more weight. “There are doubts (about the resumption of L1) through what is happening with the pandemic. Deconfinement can also be a problem for players, coaches and spectators because the essence of a football match is to be a spectacle with supporters. "The percentage of chances of being able to finish all of the games is lower today than when we stopped on March 11." Despite everything, "JMA" intends "to do everything anyway to find solutions".

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“For the European Cup, where both OL and PSG are involved, it is more problematic because the regions concerned are larger than for the domestic championships. There are more uncertainties today "

Also involved in the Champions League with the 8th final return against Juventus which was postponed due to the coronavirus and the spread of the pandemic in a region of Piedmont particularly affected, the boss of OL does not hide his worry. “For the European Cup, where Lyon, like PSG, is more problematic because the regions concerned are larger than for the domestic championships. There are more uncertainties today. ” Within UEFA, the speech seems more clear and limpid. Or even aggressive. The European body hopes the end of the domestic championships and the continuation of the European Cups, and even brandishes the possibility of sanction towards the leagues which would derogate from this directive.

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Within Ligue 1, opinions diverge and if the sanitary conditions allow it, most of the presidents want an end of the season in the coming weeks. Catastrophic financial situation obliges, against the backdrop of a showdown between TV broadcasters and the League. This is not the case with the president of Brest, Denis Le Saint. The latter did not hide his position. With strength and vigor. “From my point of view, this is the end. It stops there. The Championship must stop. The season cannot resume. Leaving containment will be very long and very gradual, the Prime Minister (Édouard Philippe) said so. We are not going to have to move around too much. The Belgians (the Belgian League) want to stop, the Italians and the Spanish will not hang out. We can't resume. ”

UEFA president thinks of July and August

In an interview with the German channel ZDF , UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin announced that he wanted the Champions League and the Europa League to end in August: "July and August seem to me to be a favorable period to complete our European competitions. However, finishing these two competitions in September and October would undoubtedly be too late. ” As for the configuration of matches, he adds: “Matches behind closed doors or with supporters are not the same thing at all, but it is always better behind closed doors and in front of the television than nothing at all. This is what people want, it would bring them positive energy in this complicated period. ”

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