PARIS (AP) 鈥� Paris Saint-Germain’s opening game of its title defense in the French league against Rennes has been relocated at short notice because of damage to the champion’s pitch following a heatwave this summer.
Sunday’s match will now take place in Rennes, French soccer’s competitions committee announced late Wednesday.
PSG said its pitch at Parc des Princes had deteriorated so much 鈥渢hat the current conditions did not allow the match to be held under satisfactory circumstances, particularly with regard to the safety and physical well-being of the players.鈥�
The change of venue has been decided 鈥渋n agreement鈥� with Rennes, PSG said, and thanked its opponent for 鈥渕aking the match possible.鈥�
鈥淧aris Saint-Germain fully understands the inconvenience caused by this change for its supporters and all those who had planned to attend this match at the Parc des Princes,鈥� PSG added, saying 鈥渢he club regrets this exceptional situation.鈥�
PSG said it had 鈥渋dentified a solution for replacing the pitch at the Parc des Princes for the upcoming matches,鈥� starting with its next home game in Ligue 1 against Monaco on Sept. 4.
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