In his hypothetical C1 recovery plan, Jean-Michel Aulas affirms that UEFA have already placed OL's return round of 16 on August 7. As a reminder, OL won in the first leg (1-0) thanks to a goal by Lucas Tousart on February 26. The President of Lyon took the opportunity to recall the positioning of OL on the cessation of competitions in France, he is the author of two legal actions launched against the LFP concerning the final judgment of Ligue 1: "If the recourse does not succeed, it is to send Lyon and Paris to be massacred by teams which will have a preparation which the others do not have.
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@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_19pic.twitter.com / 00zAZqZyj6
- RTLFoot (@RTLFoot) May 9, 2020UEFA wants to finish C1 in August
For the moment, no date for the resumption of the Champions League has been officially communicated by UEFA. The other three round of 16 return matches that have not yet been played could therefore be contested on the same date, or on August 8. The Champions League in August? It's still the idea of UEFA. As reported by RMC on Wednesday, it is in any case the objective of the European body which reminded the presidents of clubs in videoconference, reaffirming the need to end the championships at the end of July to make way for continental competitions. Sky Italia said the format would not change and that the quarterfinals would be played from August 10 to 12, the semi-finals from August 18 to 22 and the final on August 29. Everything will obviously depend on the evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic ...
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