Coronavirus: Ligue 1 season called off
This comes after the country’s Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, made it clear there will be no professional football in the country until September at least, because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Philippe spoke on Tuesday at the National Assembly, while unveiling France’s plans to exit social distancing.“The 2019-20 professional football season cannot return.”Paris Saint-Germain are currently top of this year’s Ligue 1 table and were looking to be crowned champions for a third successive year.
Marseille occupy the final Champions League spots alongside Rennes, while Lille are set to secure a place in the Europa League. The Professional Football League and French Football Federation will now decide how to determine promotion, relegation and European qualification.
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