"These decisions are part of the strong strategic direction of the board of directors to allow France to retain its fifth place in the Uefa coefficient rankings, which grants four spots in the Uefa Champions League."
"It does indeed seem to us that a worrying trend is taking hold: that of a French league gradually being relegated to the status of a mere adjustment variable, subject to the European imperatives of certain parties."
"This is a peculiar conception of sporting fairness, for which it is hard to find an equivalent in other major continental competitions."
"Changing the date of this match now would mean, for Racing Club de Lens, being deprived of competition for 15 days and then playing matches every three days."
Paris Saint-Germain's Ligue 1 match against Lens was postponed from April 11 to May 13 to allow PSG to prepare for their Champions League quarter-final against Liverpool. The decision was made unanimously by the Ligue de Football Professionnel despite Lens's objections. Lens expressed concern over a trend of preferential treatment for PSG, arguing that it undermines sporting fairness and disrupts their competition schedule, leaving them without a match for 15 days before facing a congested fixture list.
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