PSG's Ligue 1 trip to Lens postponed
Paris Saint-Germain has been granted an extended break before starting its 2020-2021 Ligue 1 campaign after their trip to Lens was postponed.
The reigning champion had been due to begin its title defence at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Sunday (AEST), six days after its 1-0 UEFA Champions League final defeat to Bayern Munich in Lisbon.
Thomas Tuchel's men played three Champions League games in 12 days in Portugal - where the competition was concluded having been halted in March due to the coronavirus pandemic - and PSG wanted to give its players more time to recover before beginning the new season.
The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) confirmed that PSG's request has been approved by both Lens and local broadcaster Canal +, with the fixture rearranged 11 September (AEST).
In addition, this weekend's clash between Strasbourg and Nice has been brought forward a day, to the Saturday evening timeslot originally occupied by Lens' home game against PSG.
The Lens fixture, which now comes after the international break, will still be PSG's first match of the new season and they are due to host rivals Marseille three days later.
On Tuesday, Marseille revealed "three new suspected cases of COVID-19 were detected" and said the LFP had been informed.
Given the LFP's directive that more than three positive cases would likely lead to a postponement, Marseille's trip to Brest this weekend would also appear to now be in doubt.
