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Paris Saint-Germain sporting advisor Luis Campos has defended the club's controversial request to postpone their upcoming Ligue 1 title battle against Lens. The French champions are seeking extra recovery time between their two Champions League quarter-final legs against Liverpool. This follows a scheduling change made to respect the anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.

Lens have officially opposed Paris Saint-Germain's request to reschedule their high-stakes Ligue 1 encounter originally set for April 11. PSG are seeking extra recovery time between their two Champions League quarter-final legs against Liverpool, but their domestic title rivals have hit back. Lens argue that the league should not be treated as a "variable adjustment" to suit the European ambitions of the nation's wealthiest club.

The Belgian striker is not part of Juventus’ plans, and the club are set to put him on the transfer market: Lens, his former club, is one option

PSG hold a one-point lead in Ligue 1, while Inter top Serie A by seven points. Chasers Lens and AC Milan have home advantage in their decisive games.

Each of Strasbourg’s eight opening games under O’Neil has cleared the 2.5 figure. Lens visit Stade de la Meinau with the league’s third-best attack.

The suspicion was that the Premier League title race was about to take a very dramatic turn after Manchester City drew to within two points of an increasingly nervy Arsenal on Saturday. However, the Gunners responded in the best possible fashion by routing north London rivals Tottenham the following day to keep their bid for a first championship success since 2004 very much on track.

Lens continue to set the pace ahead of PSG at the top of Ligue 1. Have betting markets been slow to react to their chances of going all the way?

On February 8, Ousmane Dembele proudly proclaimed Paris Saint-Germain were back to their treble-winning best. Luis Enrique's men hadn't played particularly impressively during the first half of the 2025-26 campaign, so they wanted to send a warning to all of their domestic and European rivals in La Classique - and they realised that objective in emphatic fashion, inflicting a brutal 5-0 beating upon Marseille at Parc des Princes.

Though the Premier League took a week off to allow for the FA Cup, there were still plenty of storylines to follow within England, while title races around the rest of Europe continue to take plenty of twists and turns.

New Liverpool defender Jeremy Jacquet appeared to sustain a serious shoulder injury during Rennes' clash with Lens, just days after confirming his move to Anfield. The Reds have agreed a deal worth £60 million ($82m) to sign the centre-back this summer but he now faces a significant lay-off.