COVID-19 forces Olympique Marseille-Lens to be postponed
It was scheduled to take place on Friday, but after more than ten players remained positive in Lens, the LFP decided to postpone it.
It was scheduled to take place on Friday, but after more than ten players remained positive in Lens, the LFP decided to postpone it.
The Ligue 1 match between Marseille and Lens, which was to be played next Friday, was postponed by the league because "more than ten players" from the visiting team tested positive for coronavirus.
The game, part of the ninth matchday, will be held at a later date, said the French LFP in a statement.
The League's Competition Committee made the decision after taking into consideration "the absence of more than ten players" from the Lens squad after testing positive for PCR, the note said.