The PSG-Nice quarter-final was postponed to March 13 due to the capital club’s European schedule, but also because Hervé Renard’s Bleues entered the equation, who will compete in the Ligue 1 final. nations this Wednesday evening (7 p.m.).
You may have missed this, but Paris Saint-Germain was entitled to an adjustment to its schedule, a bit constrained it must be said, which led to the postponement of its Coupe de France quarter-final against OGC Nice. Initially scheduled to be played this week, like all the others, the PSG match was postponed to Wednesday March 13, i.e. in three weeks. The reason ? This poster conflicted with the European calendar of Paris Saint-Germain and that of the Bleues, qualified for the final of the League of Nations (this Wednesday at 7 p.m.).
Hervé Renard’s players are aiming for a first title in the history of the French women’s team this Wednesday evening. The Bleues final could have been broadcast by France Télévisions, co-broadcaster of the Coupe de France with BeIN Sports, in the same way as the semi-final which was broadcast on France 3, but the meeting will ultimately be followed on W9.
Maximize PSG’s chances of going further in the Champions League
Anticipating a qualification for the Bleues, the French Football Federation had in any case ensured that the tailor-made programming concocted by it in collaboration with all the stakeholders, preserved “both the competitiveness of French clubs on the scene European as well as the visibility of the French women’s team and the Coupe de France”. The Parisian club will not complain, as it will have only played three matches since the victorious round of 16 first leg against Real Sociedad.
Moreover, PSG could only play on Wednesday, and especially not Tuesday, in order to respect the obligatory rest times (PSG played Rennes on Sunday) and even less on Thursday, PSG having to travel to Monaco on Friday in Ligue 1 before travel to Spain to face Real Sociedad (Tuesday at 9 p.m.). The match against Monaco could possibly have been played on Saturday in a very tight schedule, but the box was already taken, and it was also a question of maximizing the chances for PSG to go further in the Champions League.