PSG and OM are respectively qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League and the Europa League. Their matches from the 32nd day of the championship will be postponed to May 15, in order to “promote their progress” on the European scene.
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The Professional Football League (LFP) decided this Friday to adjust the calendar of PSG and OM to put them “in the best conditions” for the semi-finals of European cups, reports the Sports Department of Radio France. The LFP has set the Stade de Reims-Olympique de Marseille and OGC Nice-Paris Saint-Germain matches counting for the 32nd day of Ligue 1 Uber Eats for Wednesday May 15, 2024 at 9 p.m., instead of May 3, reports the Sports Department from Radio France.
PSG faces Dormund on May 1 and 7 in the Champions League semi-finals, and Marseille faces the Italians Atalanta Bergamo on May 2 and May 9 in the last four of the Europa League.
“France’s UEFA index remains an essential objective”
Consequently, the Stade Brestois 29-Stade de Reims and OGC Nice-Havre AC matches, counting for the 33rd day of Ligue 1, have been brought forward to Friday May 10 (instead of May 11) so as not to penalize the Niçois and the Brestois. in the race for Europe. All other matches of the 33rd day of Ligue 1 will take place on Sunday May 12, 2024 at 9 p.m., due to OM’s participation in the Europa League semi-final return the previous Thursday.
This decision was made “with a view to promoting the progress of French clubs in European Cups considering that the improvement of France’s UEFA index remains an essential objective”, communicated the LFP. Thus the latter chose to put the two qualified French clubs in the semi-finals of the Champions League (Paris Saint-Germain) and the Europa League (Olympique de Marseille) “in the best conditions”.
