Lens refuse PSG’s postponement plea to delay top-of-table showdown between Liverpool Champions League clashes | OneFootball

Lens have rejected a request from Paris Saint-Germain to postpone their upcoming top-of-the-table Ligue 1 clash.

PSG had made a request to postpone the fixture on April 11th, as it takes place between the club's twoChampions League quarter-final fixtures against Liverpool.

The Parisians had wanted the fixture moved to afford their squad extra rest between the two Liverpool ties, but have unsurprisingly seen Lens deny the request. Lens sit second in the Ligue 1 table and are just a point behind PSG in the title race.

Pierre Sage's side have no intention of allowing PSG a break from their intense schedule as the underdogs aim to overhaul PSG at the top of the table. Lens have not won a Ligue 1 title since a sole success in 1997-98.

French outletRMC Sport have reported that Lens have rejected PSG's postponement request.

“It appears to us that a concerning sentiment is beginning to take hold: that of a French championship being progressively relegated to the status of a mere 'adjustment variable' at the mercy of the European imperatives of a few," a statement from Lens said.

“This is a singular conception of sporting equity, the likes of which are difficult to find in other major continental competitions.

“Modifying the date of this match now would mean Racing Club de Lens being deprived of competition for 15 days, only to then be forced into a run of games every three days - a rhythm that corresponds neither to the schedule defined at the start of the season, nor to the resources of a club expected to absorb such new constraints without consequence.”

The decision will be made the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), who have previously shown willingness to accept requests that benefit French teams in Europe.