In an interview with RTL this Saturday, Jean-Michel Aulas, the president of Lyon, explained in particular: "The match against Juventus is confirmed on Friday August 7, in Turin and behind closed doors (Editor's note: in the round of 16 return from C1; OL won 1-0 first leg on February 26) . If the appeals do not succeed, it is to send Lyon and Paris (qualified for the quarters) to be massacred by teams which will have a preparation that the others do not have. "
To date, there is no assurance, however, that Juventus will not have an advantage over Lyon, which will not replay in Ligue 1, following the final cessation of the season. The protocol proposed by Lega Calcio still needs to be validated by the Italian health authorities. A resumption of Serie A remains very hypothetical. Just like the resumption of the Champions League, moreover.
🎙 @JM_Aulas on @RTLFrance: “The match against Juventus is confirmed on August 7, in Turin and behind closed doors. If the appeals do not succeed, it is to send Lyon and Paris to be massacred by teams who will have a preparation that the others do not have. "# Covid_19 pic.twitter.com/00zAZqZyj6
- RTLFoot (@RTLFoot) May 9, 2020UEFA has planned to organize the end of the season for its European competitions in August. Fourth round of 16 final, including Juve-OL, remain to be disputed and involve teams playing in championships which have planned to resume. Germany has already started a restart on May 16, when Spain has started the resumption phase of individual training.
Faced with the French decision to stop everything, Jean-Michel Aulas has announced in recent days that he has brought two legal actions. OL are ranked seventh in the championship and may not participate in a European cup next season for the first time in twenty years, unless they win the League Cup, for which they have to play the final against PSG… even winning the Champions League.
The President of Lyon said he was in favor of a playoff system to play in August.
