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PSG’s Ligue 1 home opener moved to Rennes after pitch damaged by heat

Empty Parc des Princes stadium with red and blue seats and green pitch before a match
The playing surface at PSG’s Parc des Princes has been damaged by the extreme heat this summer. Photograph: Stuart Franklin/Uefa/Getty Images

Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 opener against Rennes has been relocated at short notice, because of damage to their pitch by the extreme heat. Sunday’s match will now take place at Rennes’ Roazhon Park, the LFP (Ligue de Football Professionel) competitions committee announced on Wednesday.

PSG said the pitch at Parc des Princes has deteriorated so much “that the current conditions did not allow the match to be held under satisfactory circumstances, particularly with regard to the safety and physical wellbeing of the players”.

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