It's official: the classic between Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille, counting for the 5th day of Ligue 1 and initially scheduled this Sunday evening at 8:45 p.m. at the Vélodrome,
has been postponed due to high bad weather.
The prefecture of Bouches-du-Rhône said this Sunday that the meeting could not take place because of the weather conditions. “The match is postponed because there can be strong precipitation with significant risks of urban runoff“, Can we read in an official press release.
A fear has been present for a few days, in view of the thunderstorms that follow one another in the south-east of France.
What date for the classic?
If no date has been set, the regulations of the Professional Football League provide a postponement the next day. But it was not the body that set this postponement. The prefecture being at the origin of this decision, another date could be envisaged.
Especially since a second obstacle is to be taken into account concerning the day of Monday, since the Ceremony of the Ballon d'Or France Football 2025 will take place in the evening, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. And this gala must involve 9 players from Paris Saint-Germain. Big favorite in the coronation, Ousmane Dembélé is forfeited.
