“Informed on August 17 by Paris Saint-Germain of the state of the pitch at the Parc des Princes, the LFP proceeded on the morning of August 19 to a visit by a specialized design office and a delegate to carry out an in-depth examination of the playing area. At the end of this examination, it was noted that the current state of the pitch did not ensure the safety of the players. Meeting on August 19, the Competitions Commission therefore decided that the meeting cannot be held at the Parc des Princes. The latter, after noting the impossibility for Paris Saint-Germain to organize this match in a fallback stadium, received guarantees from Stade Rennais to be able to ensure the organization of the match counting for the first day this Sunday, August 23 at 8:45 p.m. The Competitions Commission therefore decides to reverse the match which will therefore be held at Roazhon Park this Sunday August 23 at 8:45 p.m. The LFP thanks Stade Rennais, Rennes town hall and the Ille-et-Vilaine Prefecture for making the meeting possible.”. Via a press release published this evening, the LFP announced the change of stadium for the PSG-Rennes match, scheduled for Sunday.
In the process, Paris Saint-Germain came out of silence. “The latest heatwave, which follows the successive and exceptional heat waves which affected the Paris region this summer, has greatly accelerated the deterioration of the Parc des Princes pitch, which is now particularly damaged a few days before the meeting between Paris Saint-Germain and Stade Rennais, scheduled for Sunday August 23 at 8:45 p.m. as part of the first day of Ligue 1”indicated the capital club.
Rennes also wants to play the return home
RMC Sport brings details to this file and indicates that it was faced with the impossibility of finding a stadium in Île-de-France that the Parisian decision-makers asked the Rennais to host the match. The Bretons did not want a postponement, and accepted. On the other hand, Stade Rennais considers that this is not a reversal between the return, played on Sunday, and the first leg, which would be played later in March.
Rennes therefore believes that it is just a relocation – as if the match had been organized in Nantes, Lille or Lyon – and that the return match must therefore also be played at Roazhon Park, as initially planned. The Bretons intend to assert their rights in this matter, relying on texts from the LFP regulations to convince the league competitions commission which will decide. Suffice to say that we are surely facing a big soap opera…
