The Ligue 1 derby, Lille-Lens, will be played behind closed doors

Illustration of the empty Pierre-Mauroy stadium.

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The meeting should have been played in front of a reduced gauge of 1,000 spectators.

The derby between Losc and RC Lens will finally be played behind closed doors on Sunday evening at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium, due to the new curfew measures, the Lille club announced on Thursday.

The authorities had already lowered the Lille stadium limit gauge to 1,000 people in mid-October, after the city was placed in a “maximum alert zone”.

But Emmanuel Macron's announcements forced the club to exclude the presence of supporters, Lille being one of the eight cities affected by the night curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Other meetings will be affected

"Le Losc shares the immense frustration and sadness of not being able to bring together its audience in this derby and thanks the Losc fans for their understanding and their relentless passion in this difficult period", argues the club.

“Subject to changes in the health situation and the next government announcements, the upcoming matches at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium, including Losc-Celtic (Thursday 29 October, 6:55 p.m. in the Europa League) and Losc-Lyon (Sunday 1 November, 21h) could also be concerned, ”specified Losc.

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