Second-placed Lens oppose PSG match postponement in Ligue 1 | OneFootball

The management of Lens announced this Monday their refusal to postpone the match valid for the 29th round of the French Championship against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), scheduled to take place amid the Champions League quarter-finals between the Parisian team and Liverpool.

The club from northern France, which is surprisingly strong in the race for the French title, currently holds second place with 59 points, just one point behind the leader PSG, who has one game less.

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This pending match, against Nantes, was postponed precisely to allow PSG a rest period between the first and second legs of their Champions League round of 16 clash against Chelsea.

Before the European tournament's quarter-finals against Liverpool, scheduled for April 8 and 14, media outlets reported that PSG had requested Ligue 1 to postpone their match against Lens, originally set for April 11. This information was later confirmed to AFP by a source linked to the Parisian club's management.

In a statement issued in response to the “recent proliferation of various declarations, interventions, and suggestions,” Lens' management indicated that, “from the first request, Racing Club de Lens informed Paris Saint-Germain of its intention not to alter this date.”

“Lens maintains its commitment to fairness, clarity of rules, and respect for all parties involved, simple principles for a fair and respected French football,” added the club's management.

With content from AFP*

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