PSG suffer injury blow ahead of Liverpool Champions League clash as another statement released
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Paris Saint-Germain take on Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the Champions League later this monthParis Saint-Germain are sweating on the fitness of Senny Mayulu ahead of their Champions League tie against Liverpool. Mayulu picked up a calf injury during the 4-0 win over Nice on Saturday and now faces a race against time to be fit for the quarter-final tie.Bradley Barcola is already an injury concern for the Ligue 1 side and in a statement, PSG also confirmed: “After suffering an injury to his right calf during yesterday’s match against Nice, Senny Mayulu will undergo treatment for the next two weeks.”The injury blow comes as the Ligue de Football Professionel (LFP) have confirmed they have received a request from PSG to postpone their league game against RC Lens.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!
All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pagePSG are scheduled to visit Lens in a top-of-the-table clash on Saturday 11 April, with the fixture coming in between both legs of their tie against Liverpool. The Reds also have a league match scheduled on that day, against Fulham at 5:30pm.But responding to the request, Lens, who are just a point behind PSG in the table, released a statement in which they referenced the “worrying sentiment” of having the fixture moved to a later date.“On March 6, the scheduling of the match pitting Racing Club de Lens against Paris Saint-Germain was finalised, formalising a framework to which everyone was then invited to adhere,” the statement read.“In a spirit of responsibility and restraint, Racing Club de Lens, from the very first requests, made it known to Paris Saint-Germain its intention not to see this date changed.
A singular conception of sporting equity, the equivalent of which is hard to find in other major continental competitions.“Changing the date of this match today would mean, for Racing Club de Lens, being deprived of competition for 15 days and then chaining matches every three days – a rhythm that corresponds neither to the one defined at the start of the championship, nor to the resources of a club that could absorb this type of new constraint without consequence.England's 2026 World Cup kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. For it is permissible to wonder when, on its own soil, the championship sometimes seems relegated behind other ambitions, however legitimate they may be.“Racing Club de Lens remains committed to equity, the clarity of rules, and respect for all stakeholders.