PSG will play consecutively against Barcelona in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, after the French LFP, in a statement, reported that the three French clubs immersed in European competitions, PSG, Marseille and Lille, will not compete on weekend of April 13 and 14 to better prepare for the return of their respective matches. That concerns the Parisian team, which will have six days to prepare for the return of their tie against the Blaugranas, on April 16 in Montjuic.
The leader of Ligue 1 was going to play on April 13, Saturday, its match against Lorient corresponding to matchday 29 of Ligue 1. The LFP, aware of the turmoil of the calendar, decreed, after a long and careful reflection , that the match be postponed to Wednesday, April 24, like the Olympique de Marseille-OGC Nice and the AS Monaco-Lille, matches affected by the decree of the highest French football body.
Barcelona, for its part, must play, unless La Liga stipulates otherwise, on April 13 against Cádiz, at 9:00 p.m. They will arrive at the second leg against Paris Saint Germain with three days less rest than their rival, who will be able to calmly prepare for the second round of the Champions League quarterfinals. Nasser Al Khelaïfi, president of the capital entity, has interceded in the last few hours for the French League to postpone the playing of some matches on matchday 29.
April is a month full of games for PSG. Before the first leg against Barcelona, on April 3, Luis Enrique’s men will face the French Cup semi-finals against Rennes, three days after having traveled to Marseille to play Le Classique, the most important match in French football. against his greatest rival. The Asturian coach sighs, since he will have plenty of time to travel to Barcelona with healthy and fresh players, after the LFP announced the three-match suspension this Thursday.
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2024-03-21 18:29:34
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