The fifth day of Ligue 1 was to end in style with the first classic of the season between Olympique de Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain, at the Vélodrome. But while fairly complicated climatic conditions are expected this Sunday evening in the Bouches-du-Rhône, the shock had been threatened for a few hours. And the situation has not favorably evolved, since the prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône confirmed this Sunday, in the early afternoon, that the meeting would be officially postponed.
The match is postponed “Because there may be strong precipitation with significant risks of urban runoff in and around a velodrome of 65,000 places that promised to be crowded”explained Georges-François Leclerc to theAFPwhile the Bouches-du-Rhône are still on orange Rain-Inondation and Thunderstorms. Finally, the LFP decided to apply its regulations: “Because of the heavy bad weather planned for the Marseille region, the Marseille-Paris Saint-Germain Olympic meeting, counting for the 5th day of Ligue 1 and scheduled for this evening, was postponed by decision of the prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône. The meeting was reprogrammed this Monday September 22 at 8:00 pm ”assured the body.
OM wanted to play the classic on Monday evening
And it caused a headache in the organization. Because according to article 548 of the LFP regulation, a match which could not begin, which was delivered, or which is definitively interrupted because of bad weather, must resume “From the minute to which he was interrupted, the next day (excluding extreme conditions), at a schedule set by the LFP services”. However, it was not the LFP services that decided on this first postponement, but the prefect … and that complicates things. Because depending on RMC Sport And sources that we can confirm, the discussions have been animated behind the scenes to find out when the match will be played.
OM wants the LFP regulation to be applied, namely a postponement on Monday evening. Except that the date of Monday evening was not ideal for Paris Saint-Germain, since the Golden Ball ceremony is planned at the same time, in Paris, with an Ousmane Dembélé, certainly injured, but which is among the big favorites to win. PSG wanted the match to take place on Monday at 3 p.m. or 5 p.m., to go to Paris and then for the ceremony. Another solution: shift on December 2, the only niche available in the overloaded calendar. But in view of the regulations and out of respect for supporters, Marseille would have categorically refused. The LFP therefore decided. See you Monday evening, 8 p.m., at the same time as the Ballon d'Or.
