PSG's Ligue 1 clash against Lens postponed to help their Champions League preparations

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/strasbourg/nP6UzIU1/"]Strasbourg[/a]'s visit to Brest, scheduled for ‌April 12, has also been moved to May 13 to help them prepare for ‌their Europa Conference League last-eight ⁠clashes with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mainz/EuakNmc1/"]‌Mainz[/a], the LFP said in a statement.[/p][p][b]"These decisions ​are in line with the board of directors’ clear strategic aim ​of enabling France to retain its fifth place in the UEFA coefficient rankings, ⁠which secures ​four places in the UEFA Champions League,"[/b] the LFP said in a statement.[/p][embed guid="ec391a32-196a-4fbf-9459-53517f40ba4e" url="https://x.com/TouchlineX/status/2037127212176900565" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]PSG[/a], the reigning European champions, host [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] three ‌days before the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/lens-IBmris38/psg-CjhkPw0k/?mid=vXzxUeVr"]Lens fixture[/a] and travel to Anfield for the second leg on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/liverpool-lId4TMwf/psg-CjhkPw0k/?mid=jqNLK06s"]April 14[/a].[/p][p]PSG and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lens/IBmris38/"]Lens[/a] are separated by one point in Ligue 1, with PSG having a game in hand.[/p][p]Lens had earlier pushed back against PSG's request.[/p][p][b]"It seems to us, in ‌fact, that a worrying sentiment is taking ​hold: that of a French league ‌gradually being relegated to the status of an adjustment variable at the whim of certain parties' European imperatives,"[/b] Lens said in a statement on ⁠Monday.[/p]