AS Saint-Etienne : "No way" to resume Ligue 1: the scathing response of the LFP to Aulas - Ligue 1

The Professional Football League sends a clear message to the president of Olympique Lyonnais, and to all those who campaign for a recovery.

Combat sports will remain banned until June 22 in France, at least. The Professional Football League (LFP) did not wait until this date to send Jean-Michel Aulas to the mat. Recall of facts. Responding to the injunctions of the government and President Le Graët (FFF), the LFP acted, on April 30, the final cessation of the 2019-20 season in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Although the Prime Minister rejects the authorship of this decision. “It is not for me to pronounce on the decisions of leagues and federations”, said Edouard Philippe this Thursday, during the presentation of the second phase of the deconfinement, he who nevertheless affirmed that “the 2019-20 season does not will not be able to resume ”on April 28.

@OL @OLfeminin @LFPfr @DanielRiolo @mohamedbouhafsi If at least we could try to start again without wasting time it would be less harm: Let’s stop hurting ourselves our clubs are sick of Covid 19 and especially of the unjust decision to stop our championship!

– Jean-Michel AULAS (@JM_Aulas) May 28, 2020

The fact remains that Mr. Aulas is fighting to demand the resumption of L1, his club being one of the main losers in this “hasty”, “premature” and “disastrous for French professional football” decision, as we have seen. explains in the latest press release dated OL, this Thursday.

“OL hope the League will reverse its decision”

OL press release

It must be said that the Bundesliga has already resumed, the Liga will follow. And we learned earlier this Thursday that the Premier League and Serie A will do the same … All while the government has authorized the resumption of training from June 2, opening the possibility of organizing matches from June 22. “OL hope that the League, which has control of this decision, will reverse its decision and this in the interest of all French clubs, some of which wish, and not only OL, that the championship can end in sporting merit, with play-offs possibly as suggested by UEFA on 23 April to professional leagues and associations, ”said one more.

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The possibility of resuming training is nevertheless good news for the Lyon club, which does not see everything in black. “Saint Etienne, PSG and OL will thus be able to prepare for these Cup matches in less bad conditions than those initially imposed,” said the judge. This is about the national cup finals, PSG-ASSE in the Coupe de France and PSG-OL in the Coupe de la Ligue, as well as the Champions League, with Paris-SG and Olympique Lyonnais still in the running. Which C1 could take place in August. We should know more on June 17th.

The straightforward response of the LFP

Regarding the resumption of Ligue 1, however, OL, which has filed an appeal with the Council of State (like Amiens and Toulouse, relegated to Ligue 2 at the end of this 2019-20 season), will not succeed. This is what is said to the LFP, in a statement sent to theAFP this Thursday evening: “Edouard Philippe once again dismissed the idea of resuming competitions, thus confirming his position expressed on April 28. It is therefore out of the question to envisage a restart in the 2019-20 season as some are trying to ask. ”

And to add: “The health context is improving but, the Prime Minister recalled, caution prevails. With the new announcements from the government, training will be able to resume in June and the clubs will thus prepare for the best next season, which will start in August (the 23 for Ligue 1, note). The very good news in the Prime Minister’s statements is that we can now hope for a recovery in August with part of the public. We have to think about the players in the game and our supporters. ” Loud and clear. Not sure that this communication, as firm as it is clear, calms the ardor of Lyon, Toulouse or Amiens, however … The follow-up to the next episode?