Le Havre (AFP)
"It's a victory for French football, sport in general", rejoiced Sunday the Minister for Sports Roxana Maracineanu on the sidelines of Le Havre-PSG, the first match played in front of 5,000 people, without excluding an increase in the number spectators allowed in the stadiums during the summer.
"I am delighted that football in France can resume in a popular way, with the public in the stadiums. It is the only country in Western Europe to be able to do this," said Ms Maracineanu, just before the kick-off. dispatch of the first PSG match since the end of the competitions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
For the first time in four months in one of the countries of the five major European championships (Spain, England, Germany, Italy, France), a meeting with an elite club will be contested in front of spectators. The gauge set by the French government, which has applied since Saturday, authorizes 5,000 people inside the Océane stadium.
For the final of the Coupe de France, PSG-Saint-Étienne, and the final of the Coupe de la Ligue, PSG-Lyon, which will be contested on July 24 and 31 respectively at the Stade de France (80,000 seats), the gauge may Will it be enhanced?
"Our last objective will be this. It will be discussed on July 18. We will see if we can consider that sporting events can benefit from a relative gauge, from a percentage of people present in relation to its reception area ", announced the Minister.
"Today it is 5,000, it is supposed to be the case until the end of August. But there is a review clause in mid-July. With the ministers concerned, we will bring this subject to the council defense within a week, "she added.
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