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EPISODE · Mar 24, 2026 · 46 MIN

Episode 31: Should the French League 'help' PSG in Europe?

from The French Football Show · host Matt Spiro

Champions for the last four seasons and current league leaders, Paris Saint-Germain have again requested that a league fixture be postponed in order to help them focus on a big European tie. The difference this time: the game in the middle of their Champions League quarter-final with Liverpool is a potential Ligue 1 title-decider against Lens.The Northern club, who sit one point behind PSG, have made it clear they want to play on April 11, as scheduled. The French League will have a meeting to decide this Thursday. This week, Matt, Tom and Andy ask if it is the right thing to do. Is helping PSG try to retain their Champions League crown even more important than ensuring the Ligue 1 title race is as competitive as possible?Our latest 'World Cup Watch' focuses on the Lille and Algeria midfielder Nabil Bentaleb, who - two years after suffering a heart attack - is playing the best football of his career.In Part 2, we delve into the battle for European qualification; it's tighter than ever now after Lille and Monaco secured big wins over Marseille and Lyon at the weekend.Watch and subscribe on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@TheFrenchFootballShow

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Mar 24, 2026

Champions for the last four seasons and current league leaders, Paris Saint-Germain have again requested that a league fixture be postponed in order to help them focus on a big European tie. The difference this time: the game in the middle of their Champions League quarter-final with Liverpool is a potential Ligue 1 title-decider against Lens.The Northern club, who sit one point behind PSG, have made it clear they want to play on April 11, as scheduled. The French League will have a meeting to decide this Thursday. This week, Matt, Tom and Andy ask if it is the right thing to do. Is helping PSG try to retain their Champions League crown even more important than ensuring the Ligue 1 title race is as competitive as possible?Our latest 'World Cup Watch' focuses on the Lille and Algeria midfielder Nabil Bentaleb, who - two years after suffering a heart attack - is playing the best football of his career.In Part 2, we delve into the battle for European qualification; it's tighter than ever now after Lille and Monaco secured big wins over Marseille and Lyon at the weekend.Watch and subscribe on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@TheFrenchFootballShow

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