PSG chief's Hillsborough remarks slammed as Liverpool Champions League controversy deepens
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SportFootballHillsborough tragedyPSG sporting director Luis Campos has been criticised after citing the Hillsborough anniversary as the reason Liverpool couldn't play their Champions League quarter-final on April 15Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Luis Campos faces criticism for proposing to postpone their Ligue 1 match against Lens due to the impact of the Hillsborough anniversary.Ultimately The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) unanimously approved the request after a board meeting of its directors on Thursday, giving them a week between their Champions League quarter-final ties against Liverpool.PSG and Strasbourg are the only two French clubs still in UEFA competitions. However, he said Liverpool cannot do so because of the Hillsborough anniversary.Campos told French radio station RMC: "At first, we would have liked to play the UCL on Tuesday (7 April), then on Wednesday (15 April).
But Liverpool can't play on 15 April, we had to respect their history, because it's a tragic date for the club."READ MORE: Mo Salah 'already tempted' by £200m mega-offer after Liverpool exit as one move ruled outREAD MORE: PSG granted Liverpool Champions League advantage after furious club rowHe added: "PSG's position is very clear and the fruit of a great reflection by all of us for the advantages and disadvantages that it brings. Not only to PSG but to French football."The 15th of April will mark the 37th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster – the unlawful killing of 97 Liverpool supporters in 1989.The two matches are now due to take place on Wednesday, April 8 and Tuesday, April 14.Reach PLC have reached out to Liverpool for a response.Liverpool fans online have criticised Campos's remarks.
Latest Reds news and more on our dedicated Facebook pageLiverpool have not played on April 15 since the disaster, with their last match on that day being in 1978, over a decade before the events of Hillsborough.Kenny Dalglish addressed the subject during his second spell as Liverpool manager in 2012. The club were due to play their FA Cup semi-final against Everton over the weekend of the 14 and 15 April.Dalglish said: "I don't think it's even worth a line in a paper that we might play on the 15th because we won't.