FEAR OF THE INFECTION IN FRANCE
Coronavirus also affects Ligue 1: Strasbourg-PSG, postponed
Published:7/03/2020 - 09:59h
Updated:11/03/2020 - 16:40h
France is also seeing how the coronavirus spreads throughout the country and that is why it has been decided to suspend Strasbourg-PSG this Saturday. It is the first game that is canceled by this virus, although it may not be the last
The coronavirus is azotando Europe and the European football these last weeks. This virus seems to have arrived to remain and are taking serious measures to avoid that it follow having massive contagions. In Italy, the European country with more cases confirmed, already has decided that the football will play to door closed until further notice. In Spain, this Friday the shadow of the suspension also was in the Alavés-Valencia by this same reason, although at the end the meeting contested with normality.
Now it is France the one who seems to be concerned by this reason and has announced that the Strasbourg-Paris Saint-Germain of this Saturday does not go to play. The meeting between both groups remains suspended and will contest in a date still for determining. It Tie it 1 and both teams have confirmed that this measure has taken to avoid that the illness propagate even more in a zone, the one of the Low Rin and Big Est, that already has a lot of infected.
This is the first crash of the French league that sees affected by the coronavirus since it arrived to France. The French football was keeping to the margin by the moment, but has decided that the best is to take measures to avoid unnecessary risks. More than 600 people have seen affected in the country Frenchman by this virus until the day of today and new have died. Macron, president of the French Republic, ensures that this phase could last "weeks and probably months".
The PSG, therefore, goes to have to expect to see when contests this commitment of Tie it 1. The ones of Thomas Tuchel are struggling right now to add another championship more to his vitrinas and add these three points would be importantísimo for his interests. Besides, the combined of the main gala is playing the quarter-finals of the Champions League in front of the Dortmund. The Germans earned advantage in the gone of these eighth and the Parisians need to trace back in front of his people.
The Italian football and the Spanish, affected by the virus
It is necessary to remember that in Italy has decided that the football will be to enclosed door until the coronavirus was more controlled. The Series To will have to accustom to this, since it could last several weeks like minimum. Also the Champions League and the Europe League will see affected by the Italian teams. Valencia-Atalanta of next week will be without public, the same that the Getafe-Inter of inside two weeks.
The FC Barcelona, that receives to the Naples inside two weeks, is to the so much of everything and knows that the crash could see affected by the illness if the city napolitana has more contagions. Right now, the party is programmed with total normality and expects that there are not problems. Nevertheless, if the south city of Italy began to see more affected, the situation could change and could pose the enclosed door. From Can Barça expect that this no suceda and trust can play in front of his people.