RC Lens will not be able to play in Marseille on October 30, 2020 because of the coronavirus.

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FRANCOIS GREUEZ / SIPA

After the postponement of their match against Nantes last weekend, RC Lens will also not be able to play on the 9th day because of the coronavirus.

His match in Marseille scheduled for Friday was postponed this Wednesday by the LFP, after new tests revealed more than 10 cases of Covid-19 within the northern workforce.

“After the opinion of the national COVID FFF commission, noting the certain absence of more than 10 players on the list of 30 RC Lens players due to a positive RT-PCR test for its match against Olympique de Marseille, the Commission des LFP competitions decides to postpone the OM-RC Lens match, ”the League wrote in a statement.

# Press release ✍️



The #rclens takes note of the

#LFP's

decision to postpone its match against @OM_Officiel scheduled for Friday, October 30.


This decision of the LFP was motivated by the results of the coronavirus infection tests carried out within the pro lensois group. # OMRCL pic.twitter.com/f0wwEH0hpR

- Racing Club de Lens (@RCLens) October 28, 2020

RC Lens has taken note of this decision.

As for the Marseillais, they will have a full week to prepare for the last chance trip to Porto, in the Champions League.

Maybe not bad news for André Villas-Boas.

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