PSG's schedule will become denser again next week.
The capital club thought it would benefit from seven days of recovery and preparation before its shock of the 30th day of Ligue 1 against Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday, March 21 (9 p.m.).
But, four days before this very important meeting in the fight for the title, the Parisians will have to play their 8th final of the Coupe de France against Lille.
The reason?
With its qualification acquired against Barcelona, PSG will play its quarter-final first leg on Tuesday 6 or certainly Wednesday 7 April, on the same dates as the round of 16 of the Coupe de France.
The only option was then to bring the match forward to the only possible date, March 17, because Mauricio Pochettino's men face FC Nantes three days before.
And, the day after the match against Lyon, Sunday 21, the international players will be with their national team for the last two weeks of March.
Prohibition to play during Champions League matches
The French federation therefore warned PSG last week before its round of 16 in Brest (0-3) that it would advance their round of 16 in the Coupe de France to March 17 in the event of qualification in C1.
This Thursday, the schedule was set at 2 p.m.
The broadcasters (France Television and Eurosport) wanted evening programming, but UEFA bans matches at the same time as the Champions League, which will be the case that day.
The 104th edition of the Old Lady, a new look this season with two tables (amateurs and pro before the round of 16) due to the end of the amateur championships since last October, led the FFF to modify its calendar until the final.
The quarter-finals (April 21), the semi-finals (May 12) and the final (May 19) will not collide with the dates of the Champions League.
