Paris St-Germain don shift dia opening Ligue 1 match for this season, from Parc des Princes go Rennes, because di heatwave wey hit Paris spoil di pitch well well.
Di French champions supposed to don start dia title defence against Rennes for Sunday for Paris, but di match don change to Rennes instead.
LFP officials say dem check di pitch for Paris and e no good enough to play match for good condition, especially for player safety and physical integrity.
PSG say dem go replace di pitch before dia next home match against Monaco wey go hold on 4 September. Di club say dem understand di inconvenience wey dis change cause, but na exceptional situation.
France just experience dia hottest day ever on average for 24 June, with temperature almost reach 41C for Paris, and half di nation put under red heat alert.
Di number of deaths wey dem record for France between 22 and 28 June increase by 2,025 — almost 30 percent — and for Paris region alone, death rise by 62 percent for dat same period.
Di heat also affect other parts of Europe, with wildfire dey burn for some areas of France. For Spain, Celta Vigo also don postpone dia La Liga opener against Osasuna earlier dis month because fungal disease affect dia pitch for Estadio de Balaidos. Fungus grow for dia pitch over summer, because temperature no drop below 25C for over three weeks.
For dis PSG and Rennes game, di match go now hold for Rennes on Sunday evening. RMC report say PSG try to find another stadium for Île-de-France region but no get any place wey fit. So dem contact Rennes and ask if dem fit host di match for dia ground.
Rennes agree, even though e bring plenty challenge for dem, like re-organise ticket sales, hospitality spaces, VIP areas, and di cost wey dem don already spend to play for Paris, like travel and accommodation.
Rennes no wan postpone because di club get congested schedule, with European commitments and preparation for new campaign. Dem prefer to host di game than to shift am to later date.
Di bigger tori now be say na whether di return match go still dey Rennes. Rennes dey insist say wetin happen no be official swap of di home and away fixtures, but na just relocation of di first leg to dia stadium as emergency fix, because PSG pitch no good.
On dat basis, Rennes believe di return match still suppose dey dia stadium as originally scheduled, according to French league regulations. Di league’s competitions committee go check di situation and take final decision, while Rennes go defend dia right to host di return match.
