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UEFA Rejects Galatasaray Request to Postpone Lille Champions League Match
UEFA rejected Galatasaray’s request to postpone its match against Lille in the Champions League.
The Turkish club sought a delay after violence and looting during protests in France.
The match is scheduled for Wednesday in France, and UEFA expects it to go ahead as planned with spectators.
Authorities have classified the game as high risk and taken measures in response.
Lille’s club says it is calm about the preparations.
The match is still expected to be played as scheduled, with no change reported.
UEFA rejected Galatasaray’s request to postpone its Champions League match against Lille.
The match is scheduled for Wednesday, 21 October, and UEFA expects it to be played as planned with spectators.
Galatasaray sought a postponement after protests in France involved violence and looting.
The match was classified as high risk, and authorities took measures in response.
Lille’s club said it remained calm about the match.
- Who
- Galatasaray and Lille are the teams; UEFA rejected Galatasaray’s request.
- What
- Galatasaray asked to postpone its Champions League match against Lille, but UEFA rejected the request.
- When
- Wednesday, 21 October. The match is scheduled for 18:45.
- Where
- Lille, France.
- Why
- Galatasaray sought postponement after protests in France involved violence and looting.
Galatasaray
UEFA
Request
Galatasaray
Galatasaray applied to postpone the match.
UEFA
UEFA rejected the request and expects the match to take place on its normal day with spectators.
Reports said UEFA had rejected Galatasaray’s request to postpone the match.
Lille are scheduled to play Galatasaray in the Champions League at 18:45.
- Match
- Lille vs Galatasaray
- Competition
- UEFA Champions League, third week
- Scheduled date
- 21 October
- Scheduled time
- 18:45
- Match classification
- High risk
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What people are saying
Galatasaray applied to UEFA to postpone the match. The management has continued its efforts on this matter for three days. The request was not accepted; UEFA wants the match to be played with spectators on its normal day, and no change is expected.