TOPSHOT - A Monaco's player practices during a training session at the Matmut Atlantique stadium in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on March 30, 2018, on the eve of the French League Cup final football match between Monaco (ASM) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

Coupe de la Ligue final postponed amid coronavirus concern

Agence France-Presse
6 years ago
FRANCK FIFE / AFP / Getty

Paris, March 11, 2020 (AFP) - The French League Cup final between Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon, scheduled for April 4, has been postponed amid efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak, a league statement said Wednesday.

It said a new date for the match would be fixed in consultation with the clubs, broadcasters and the French football federation.

On Tuesday, officials ordered top football matches in France to be played behind closed doors as part of the fight against the virus, with more than 1,780 cases, 33 deaths in the country.

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