“The adventure of French clubs in the European Cups is a very sensible priority. “With these words, the professional football league justifies the report of the incorporation for the 29th round of the Ligue 1 championship.
The Côte d’Azur club broadcast the LFP’s press release on its website on Thursday, March 21 in the early afternoon, shortly before 7 p. m.
Scheduled for Sunday, April 14, the match was nevertheless postponed for 10 days. The match will be played at the Stade Vélodrome on Wednesday, April 24 at 9 p. m. and will be broadcast on television on the encrypted channel.
Still committed on the European stage, Olympique de Marseille will face Portuguese side Benfica, who have recently finished second in their domestic league. Marseille to Lisbon for the first leg on 11 April, the second leg will be played on 18 April. On April 14, against Nice, it would have left little time for the Marseille team, still qualified for the quarterfinals of the Europa League, the C3.
The league is primarily concerned with preserving the clubs that are still capable of living a European epic, in order to collect the maximum number of points in the UEFA coefficient. This club ranking is for next season and the number of European places allocated to the Ligue. 1, while France have returned to the more sensible 5, the grandmother of the Dutch championship.
An ambition that the LFP does not hide in its statement: “All the points marked are fundamental for the UEFA coefficient in France. Football is a national flagship and, through the functionality of clubs at the European level, makes it possible for France to shine at the international level. In this context, the LFP Board of Directors made the decision on Thursday, March 21 to adjust the calendar of the 3 clubs.
This resolution takes into account Olympic athletes, and all those “qualified for the quarterfinals of the Champions League (Paris Saint-Germain), the Europa League (Olympique de Marseille) and the Europa Conference League (LOSC Lille) and thus place them in the most productive position imaginable for the quarterfinals”.
In the last competition of the first phase, the Aiglons won 1-0 on October 21.