OM/PSG – Paris were hoping for a different option than Monday at 8pm

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·21. September 2025

OM/PSG – Paris were hoping for a different option than Monday at 8pm

Originally scheduled for this Sunday evening at the Stade Vélodrome at 8:45 PM, the Ligue 1 clash between Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille (5th matchday) has been postponed to Monday evening at 8 PM due to the weather forecast for the Phocean city. This decision was not at all the preference of PSG, particularly because of the Ballon d'Or 2025 ceremony scheduled for the same evening in Paris. This was explained by RMC Sport.

“Unthinkable for the Parisian club and president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi not to attend this evening. He might therefore prioritize going to the Ballon d'Or. In this sense, PSG had advocated for the match to take place on Monday at 3 PM or 5 PM, in order to then head to Paris. Or even to postpone the match later in the season. The date of December 2, the only available slot in a dense calendar, had been proposed. This seemed impossible given the regulations, and Marseille would have categorically refused. Because OM, on their side, always wanted to play this Monday at 8 PM and enforce the rule, without considering another option. For the Olympians, it was unthinkable to move the Classic to the middle of the day, when people are at work and children at school, “out of respect for the supporters.”

One can understand the Parisian position. PSG finds itself somewhat “torn” between a very important match and a ceremony that should highlight them with several trophies to win. It’s a painful choice, but it follows the regulations and makes sense for the supporters, whereas a daytime match would have caused problems.

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There was nothing ideal, and it will be difficult to judge from the outside without knowing all the constraints. But it is clearly an unpleasant situation that will continue to spark much discussion.

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