Since yesterday, the weather has not been doing anything good for the classic of this September 21 opposing Olympique de Marseille to Paris Saint-Germain and Orange Vélodrome. It is now official: this poster will not take place this evening.
“For the sake of consistency and security for all, the prefect made the decision to cancel the football meeting between OM and PSG this evening. The Professional Football League and the clubs were previously informed ”, The prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône announced to AFP.
The Bouches-du-Rhône are among the four departments in orange Rain-Increation and/or Thunderstorms this Sunday, September 21, with the Vaucluse, the Drôme and the Var, according to the last Météo-France bulletin. “The Pluvio-Thoring disturbance crosses the south-east quarter of the country this Sunday, in the afternoon and in the evening. Thunderstorms can temporarily gain a stationary character, and give strong combination of rain in a few hours ”can we read in this one.
OM-PSG postponed, but when?
It remains to be seen on what date this shock will be reported between OM and PSG. According to article 548 of the LFP regulation,
“When the bad weather was unhappy, the match could not start, it was handed over, or when it was definitively interrupted, it resumes from the minute to which it was interrupted, the next day (excluding extreme conditions), at a schedule set by the LFP services”.
The meeting could possibly be offset on Monday evening. Except that the Golden Ball ceremony will be held at the Théâtre du Châtelet, in Paris, and that nine players from the capital's club are appointed, including the favorite to obtain, Ousmane Dembélé.