PSG v Lyon French Ligue 1 game postponed due to Paris protests

(FILES) A French police vehicle is stationed outside the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris on April 9, 2024, on the eve of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona. The headline match of Ligue 1’s 8th round between Paris SG and Lyon, originally scheduled for October 25, 2026, has been moved to October 26, 2026, at the request of the police prefecture, the Professional Football League (LFP) announced on October 23. This marks the fourth match rescheduling this weekend, across both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, necessitated by the large-scale demonstrations planned in France, following similar protests that took place on October 17. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

PSG’s home Ligue 1 game against Lyon scheduled for this Sunday has been postponed until Monday, the French league announced, following a request by police amid a wave of violent protests in the French capital.

“The LFP takes note of the police decree prohibiting the staging of the game between Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday at 8:45 pm (1945 GMT)… and has decided to reschedule the match for Monday at 8:30 pm,” the French league said in a statement.

French authorities are braced for another weekend of protests in Paris and across the country after some of the worst urban violence in years erupted on the sidelines of demonstrations a week ago.

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