"Lens issued a statement saying they are strongly against the 'troubling sentiment' if the fixture was moved to a later date, adding that their domestic league risks being 'gradually relegated to the status of an adjustment variable at the whim of the European imperatives of some.'"
"'Beyond this specific case, the question raised is a more fundamental one: that of the respect due to the competition itself,' the club's statement continued."
"Lens currently trail PSG by one point in Ligue 1, and head coach Pierre Sage said after their 5-1 victory over Angers on Sunday that his side did not agree with a postponement."
"The LFP also confirmed that Strasbourg have requested to have their league game away to Brest on that same weekend postponed as it comes in between their European commitments."
Paris Saint-Germain has requested to postpone their Ligue 1 match against RC Lens, scheduled for April 11, due to their Champions League quarter-final against Liverpool. Lens, currently trailing PSG in the league, strongly opposes the postponement, arguing it undermines the integrity of the domestic league. They express concern that the league is being treated as secondary to European competitions. The Ligue de Football Professionnel will ultimately decide on the request, considering the impact on French clubs participating in Europe.
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