Olympique Lyonnais called on Sunday in a press release to "back off" in the shutdown of Ligue 1, to "avoid the French championship a huge rout". "How can we guarantee that all French clubs will be able to finish the year without going bankrupt?" (…) How to fight with our foreign competitors who have, for the vast majority, chosen cautiously to wait to relaunch their championship? How can the gap between French football and all the other major European countries be widened further? “, Can we read in this message posted on social networks.
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President Jean-Michel Aulasmilite of Lyon for several weeks against the decision of French football leaders to stop the season, in the name of the health risks caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
France, an exception?
Ligue 1 is the only major men's championship to have decided not to resume. The German Bundesliga is scheduled to resume on May 16, while the English Premier League and Spanish Liga plan to resume on an unknown date. Italian Serie A is more uncertain.
"There is time, until May 25, to back off and avoid the French championship a huge rout," says OL, highlighting the economic losses that would weaken French clubs and their lack of competitiveness compared to the other European teams.
For its detractors, Lyon seeks above all a qualification for the European Cup which it is deprived of by stopping the championship.
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