PSG, dates, format: Aulas gives details of its friendly tournament

A friendly tournament at Groupama Stadium this summer? The track was discussed Wednesday by President Aulas, at a press conference. It was a question of welcoming eight teams "over one or two weeks" in Lyon, in order to prepare OL for the deadlines of the end of July and the month of August, that is to say the Champions League and the final of the League Cup against PSG. And precisely, Paris could participate. "PSG and OL are directly interested," said Jean-Michel Aulas. In an interview with Telefoot , the latter gives details. In this case, this tournament will take place from August 13 to 18. Six teams will be invited, with pools and a final "so that there is a challenge to be won".

EXCLUDED - "The big tournament will take place from July 13 to 18 with 6 teams. I think PSG and the best French teams will be there"

Dates, format, guests: @JM_Aulas told @JulienMaynard the modalities of its tournament summer. The complete ITW to be released tomorrow pic.twitter.com/ThI20e3vKw

Besides, "there will be two big tournaments", as indicated by "JMA" on Wednesday. One for the gentlemen, but also one for the ladies. As for the women's tournament, it will be on “the week of August 15th. A great international competition with four women's teams, including probably our American team, OL Reign, and an Italian team, I hope Juventus, who seemed interested. ”

"I think PSG will be there on both competitions"

And the OL president added, still at the microphone of TF1  : “These tournaments will allow our teams to prepare. I think that PSG will be there on both competitions, since it will play, like us, the two Champions League competitions. " Indeed, the two clubs are still in the running in the female and male versions of the C1. According to the latest reports, UEFA has also definitively adopted the principle of a Final 8 in Lisbon for the men, while the women will play in Spain. Although, Rudi Garcia's men are not yet in Portugal: Juventus should already be ruled out in the knockout stages in Turin. We will know more after the UEFA “Comex” next Wednesday and Thursday.  

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Regarding the Lyon men's tournament, it is still too early to know who will frolic on the OL Park meadow. "We are gradually being returned from the teams," explains Aulas, noting however that "like all the other championships have restarted, it will be difficult to have other European teams." The idea of ​​inviting an MLS team has trotted in the head of the 71-year-old leader, but the US championship will finally resume on July 8, at Disney World, like the NBA elsewhere.

"We will have the best French teams at this tournament"

If Jean-Michel Aulas has not mentioned this track, we can also imagine that Belgian, Dutch or Scottish teams - their championship is also stopped - could be invited. In any case, we should find several hexagonal clubs. “On the French teams, we have a lot of demands. Those we asked directly, and those who would like to come, he swears. It takes a day or two more to get the final confirmation because there are economic terms to be determined. But we will have the best French teams in this tournament. ”

Asked to confirm the coming of the PSG, Mr. Aulas remained politely cautious: "The coming of the PSG recorded? It is being defined precisely, both in terms of organization and participation. It is a bit premature to be able to announce it. But in any case, it is part of our will and I hope to have Nasser (Al-Khelaïfi) in the evening to be able to act on it definitively. ” PSG being faced with the same challenges as OL, it is a safe bet that the response of the Qatari boss will be positive ... Recall that the champions of France, already qualified for the quarters in C1, will have to compete in the final of the Coupe de France in addition to that of the (last) League Cup. It will be against AS Saint-Etienne.   

Le Graët on the cup calendar: "It depends on OL"

Noël Le Graët responded to FigaroFrancois Bouchon / Le Figaro

Two birds with one stone. The next UEFA “Comex” (17-18 June), during which the calendar for the European cups will be determined, should in fact allow the LFP and the FFF to set dates for the Cup finals. the League and the Coupe de France. "I will be very clear, it depends on OL, who should play August 7 or 8 against Juventus (in the 8th in the Champions League, note), said the president of the FFF, Noël Le Graët, at  Le Figaro  and  Sport24 . I hope that the final of the Coupe de la Ligue (PSG-OL) will be played before the final of the Coupe de France (PSG-ASSE). It doesn't bother me, that would be misplaced pride. Everything must be set between the weekend of 24/25 July and that of 31/1 August, because we must return the list of qualified for the European Cups to UEFA before 3 August. ” In this case, Lyon and Saint-Etienne would be European if successful. Otherwise, Nice (5th in the classification) and / or Reims (6th) would get their precious sesame.

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