The kick-off of the OL-Montpellier match shifted

Published: August 17, 2023

By: Nicolas Gerbault

The Ligue 1 match between OL and Montpellier was postponed due to the heat wave.

While temperatures could reach 38 degrees on Saturday in Lyon, the LFP has decided to postpone the kick-off of the match counting for the 2nd day of Ligue 1 between Olympique Lyonnais and Montpellier to 7 p.m.

🚨 OL – Montpellier: delayed kick-off at 7:00 p.m. 🔴🔵

Our reunion at Groupama Stadium delayed by a few hours ⤵

— Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) August 17, 2023

Initially, the start of the meeting was scheduled for Saturday at 5 p.m.

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Nicolas Gerbault

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