New date for Marseille-PSG game

The French league match between Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain that was postponed due to an outbreak of swine flu at PSG at the weekend has been rescheduled for November 20, the French Professional League (LFP) confirmed on Tuesday.

The new date “suits both clubs as well as television rights holder Canal+,” the LFP said in a statement, adding that Marseille and PSG’s scheduled league matches for November 21 against Sochaux and Boulogne respectively would now take place on December 2.

Marseille, however, said that in light of their Champions League match against Real Madrid on December 8 they would be requesting that the match against Sochaux be pushed further back.

Last Sunday’s match was the first in France at senior level to be cancelled due to swine flu after PSG confirmed that midfielder Ludovic Giuly, defender Mamadou Sakho and midfielder Jeremy Clement had contracted the illness.

There had been fears that two other squad members had symptoms.