Losc travels to the Olympique de Marseille pitch this Saturday (5 p.m., 15th day of Ligue 1), less than 72 hours after its Champions League match against Sturm Graz. Enough to deeply irritate its president, Olivier Létang.
The victory was not enough to ease Olivier Létang's woes. Just after the success against the Austrians of Sturm Graz, this Wednesday during the sixth day of the Champions League (3-2), the president of Losc showed himself to be very annoyed by the scheduling of the Ligue 1 match against OM, Saturday (5 p.m., 15th day of Ligue 1).
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“The idea is above all not to complain. We have a match in less than 72 hours. The boys will be ready. Afterwards, we have to wonder about the functioning of the authorities”, railed the Lille leader. “This will be our 25th match and the 15th for Olympique de Marseille. So I wonder about the fairness of the competition, the health of the players and the quality of the show. Because you are playing a Champions League match and less than 72 hours later, an important match which can count at the end of the season. Regardless of the 72 hours, it is 25 matches vs 15 matches You have obviously noticed that there are two clubs which played the. Tuesday evening in the Champions League (PSG and Brest, Editor's note) and who play on Sunday…”
“I had authorization and validation from the president of OM to play on Sunday”
Olivier Létang wrote to the authorities to express his anger. According to him, the president of OM, Pablo Longoria, even agreed to reschedule the match. “To tell you the truth, I had the authorization and validation from the president of OM to play on Sunday. We had authorization from a broadcaster to play on Sunday. But despite that, we ended up with a match less than 72 hours before a Champions League match, everyone has to look at each other and we will take football to the next level.
While Losc is very well on its way to qualifying – at least – for the Champions League play-offs, the display against OM is crucial in the race for the Ligue 1 podium. After 14 days, the Marseillais and the Lille are respectively second and fourth in Ligue 1, with only three points difference.
