Thomas Tuchel at a press conference on the eve of Lyon-PSG. - FRANCK FIFE / AFP

This is the subject that occupies a good part of minds on the side of Paris Saint-Germain. In the midst of a disorder linked to the development of the coronavirus in France, the Minister of Sports Roxana Maracineanu confirmed that the 8th final second leg of the PSG-Dortmund Champions League could be played behind closed doors.

For the time being, nothing has been done, which has not prevented journalists from raising the subject with Thomas Tuchel at his press conference on Tuesday. "If it goes like this, of course it would be a handicap," said the German coach on the eve of the French Cup semi-final at Groupama Stadium against Lyon. "But there are more important things than football, you can't think of it as an isolated island. Nothing is decided, we must wait and be serious, "he continued.

PSG-Dortmund maintained for the moment but the closed door is "a hypothesis" via @ 20minutesSport https://t.co/C4kWwHAFCZ

- 20 Minutes Sport (@ 20minutesSport) March 3, 2020

PSG remains optimistic

For its part, the club wanted to reassure its supporters in a press release and "confirms, at this stage, that the match (…) will take place on Wednesday March 11 under normal conditions". "All the Paris Saint-Germain teams are involved so that the Parc des Princes is ready to welcome the expected supporters in conditions of maximum health security," concludes PSG. So far, so good…

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