PSG trip proceeds as Ligue 1 games postponed

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Paris Saint-Germain will travel to take on Dijon in Ligue 1 this weekend, the league (LFP) said Wednesday, after several matches have been postponed over security concerns following recent protests across France.

Local government officials in Dijon said the fixture against the league champions will be played but no travelling Parisian fans will be allowed into the stadium to watch the league leaders on Saturday.

Six Ligue 1 matches were postponed last weekend following protests which have descended into violence in Paris and several other cities earlier.

The government has also increased security levels following a deadly attack at a Christmas market in the eastern city of Strasbourg on Tuesday.

Fans of Marseille during the French Ligue 1 football match between Olympique Marseille and Stade de Reims, December 2, 2018. /VCG Photo

Police in the southern city of Marseille have requested that the match between Bordeaux and Marseille also be called off.

A spokesman at police headquarters in the region said: “With the yellow vest protests, the emergency plan for attacks and demonstrations planned in Marseille, we will not be able to guarantee security for this match.”

The LFP said Saint-Etienne's visit to Nice, scheduled for Friday, could be played on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the league said it would reschedule the matches in Caen and Nantes, scene of violent demonstrations last weekend, at a later date.

The matches postponed last weekend are due to be played in the middle of next month.

Source(s): AFP