"This large poster being part of the Top 10 lot, the Competitions Commission aimed to schedule the meeting on the best possible date, in order to offer the greatest sporting spectacle, while taking into account the very strong constraints of the calendar" , justified the instance.
So if Marseille beats Montpellier on Saturday February 29 and qualifies for the quarter-finals of the Cup, the match will be played on February 1.
This date does not help the Lyonnais, who will be deprived at that time of their Brazilians Bruno Guimaraes and Lucas Paqueta, retained by their selection.
If OM are eliminated, it will be February 10.
On November 21, this meeting of the 14th day of L1 was interrupted after only a few minutes, after a bottle of water thrown by a spectator hit the Marseillais Dimitri Payet who was taking a corner.
The LFP Disciplinary Committee has decided to withdraw a point from OL, and to replay the match behind closed doors, at Groupama Stadium in Décines-Charpieu.
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