The most anticipated match of this start to the season could not be played. The fault of dantesque weather conditions which made the meeting impossible this Sunday. But barely the postponement acted, another battle was behind the scenes. OM, which did not want an overloaded calendar, pushed to play as quickly as possible. PSG, for its part, had another major event in mind, and preferred a more distant postponement. The league had to decide.
OM gets what he wanted, PSG creaks the teeth
And it was Olympique de Marseille that was successful. In accordance with its regulations, the LFP reprogrammed the match the next day, this Monday at 8 p.m. Monday. A decision that suits the Marseille club, but which places Paris Saint-Germain in an uncomfortable situation to say the least. Because this same Monday evening, at the same time, the prestigious Ballon d'Or ceremony takes place in Paris.
Timing is a real headache for the capital's club. Ousmane Dembélé, a big favorite for the trophy, obviously cannot be present for his sacred potential, being already forfeited for the match. But the whole Parisian delegation, blocked in Marseille, which may miss the event. A camouflet for a club that made its international influence a priority.
Report of the classic: OM wins a battle, PSG Encourage
A polemical choice
This LFP decision, although regulatory, does not fail to be controversial. How can the ruling body of French football program its flagship poster in frontal competition with a planetary event that takes place on its own soil? It is an act of self-sabotage that speaks volumes about the lack of vision of our bodies.
In the end, this story will only have losers. Marseille supporters, deprived of their Sunday celebration. PSG, forced to choose between the championship and a prestigious ceremony. And the image of Ligue 1, which once again gives the impression of not knowing how to enhance yourself. The rain only revealed a deeper evil.
