OM/PSG – Marseille threatened the LFP to play on Monday

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·22 September 2025

OM/PSG – Marseille threatened the LFP to play on Monday

Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille were supposed to face each other this Sunday, September 21 at the Stade Vélodrome at 8:45 pm (broadcast on Ligue1+) as part of the 5th round of Ligue 1. But the match was postponed due to thunderstorms and rescheduled for this Monday at 8 pm. This decision has sparked a lot of discussion, as it’s also the night of the Ballon d’Or, where some Parisians are hoping for awards. The Professional Football League had actually aimed for Tuesday, but ran into a completely uncooperative OM. That’s what L’Equipe reported this Tuesday.

“OM even threatened to take legal action if another day was chosen for the match.”

“The League also wanted to avoid this overlap, but the regulations were clearly in favor of Marseille, who wanted to play on Monday night. Article 548 of the LFP competition regulations states: ‘When, due to bad weather, the match could not start, it is postponed, or when it has been definitively interrupted, it resumes from the minute it was interrupted, the next day (except in extreme conditions), at a time set by the LFP services.’ According to the LFP, OM even threatened to take legal action if another day was chosen for the match. OM’s management was reportedly very clear on this point in their exchanges with the League. Faced with this situation, the LFP therefore did not insist, but claims it wanted to avoid the current scenario, with two major events for French football taking place at the same time.”

We remain cautious; such a situation inevitably leads to “accusations” and some rumors. It was a choice made in a difficult situation, with some people bound to be unhappy. Here, we can regret that one of the biggest matches in French football is taking place while the football world’s eyes will be on the Ballon d’Or. There are also the Parisians who cannot attend the ceremony, even if that’s a lesser issue.

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Playing on Tuesday would have made sense, even if it impacts the players’ preparation and the rest of the schedule. But if adaptation was necessary, it was a perfectly viable option. But the regulations were “simply” followed, perhaps because OM did not want to do otherwise.

Above all, we hope to quickly move on from this little “calendar drama.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.