"We are in constant contact with the authorities," said the League on Saturday afternoon, after the statement by the Minister of Health announcing the measures put in place to deal with the epidemic, which entered its "stage 2" in France. . Sunday's Lyon-Saint-Etienne derby should therefore be maintained.

The weekend’s Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 matches are “maintained at the present time,” the Professional Football League (LFP) confirmed to AFP on Saturday shortly before 4 p.m., following government announcements against the intensification of the epidemic caused by the new coronavirus.

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"We are in constant contact with the authorities," said the LFP, indicating that the weekend meetings, starting with that of Paris SG against Dijon scheduled for Saturday at 5.30 pm at the Parc des Princes, were "maintained at actual hour". Sunday, the flagship match of the football weekend normally takes place in the evening in Lyon, where more than 60,000 people are expected for the derby against Saint-Etienne.

Paris half-marathon canceled

Health Minister Olivier Véran announced on Saturday that the weekend's Ligue 1 matches were not affected by the measures taken by the government, which ordered the cancellation of all "gatherings of more than 5,000 people" in a closed environment and certain outdoor events, such as the Paris half-marathon scheduled for Sunday.