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Paris Saint-Germain were due to take on Marseille in a Ligue 1 clash on Sunday evening. But the match has been postponed, with heavy storms expected in France's Bouches-du-Rhone region. And heated discussions reportedly took place as officials attempted to agree on a new date for the fixture.
PSG entered the weekend at the top of the Ligue 1 table after winning all four of their league matches this season. Marseille, meanwhile, endured mixed fortunes in the early stages of the campaign after winning two of their first four Ligue 1 clashes. Roberto De Zerbi’s side will be aiming to rival PSG for the title this season after finishing second to the Paris giants last term.
Marseille is located in the Bouches-du-Rhone region in southern France, with the area on orange alert for rain, flooding and thunderstorms.
And Ligue 1 chiefs confirmed in a statement on Sunday afternoon, just hours before the match was due to kick-off, that the encounter had been postponed.
Following the postponement, there were heated discussions behind the scenes around when the match would ultimately be played, according to French football journalist Fabrice Hawkins.
The regulations stipulate that a match must be played a day later than originally planned if it cannot start due to bad weather.
And Marseille wanted the rules to be applied to ensure the match goes ahead on Monday, even though that day coincides with this year’s Ballon d’Or ceremony.
A short time after the postponement was confirmed, Ligue 1 chiefs released another statement to announce that the match would indeed go ahead on Monday evening at 8pm French time.
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