- Chelsea forced to postpone their WSL match against Manchester United
- The ‘blues’ will play against Real Madrid just 48 hours after the clash against United
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Next Sunday’s Women’s Super League match between Chelsea and Manchester United has been postponed for reasons of the players’ well-being, despite the fact that tickets had already been sold out.
The Women’s Professional Leagues Ltd (WPLL), the company now in charge of the first two tiers of the game, has made the decision due to the scheduling of Chelsea’s Champions League matches.
The draw for the group stage was only made on Friday, and the matches were published on Saturday, and UEFA announced that Chelsea would play Real Madrid on Tuesday, October 8, just two days after their game against United, which was to be broadcast live on Sky Sports. .
Both Chelsea and the WPLL asked UEFA to postpone the Blues match, but the governing body, which published its match schedule more than a year ago, stood by its decision.
A WPLL spokesperson said: “Due to the scheduling of Chelsea’s first UWCL group stage match, the BWSL match between Chelsea and Manchester United due to take place on Sunday 6 October has been postponed.
Chelsea have been forced to postpone their Women’s Super League match against Man United.
The rescheduling of the date of the meeting, which was sold out, will be announced soon.
The match was postponed due to concerns over the welfare of players in the Chelsea squad.
‘We apologize for any inconvenience to fans. In this case, we have to put the welfare of the players first and will announce a new date for the match in due course. “We thank the clubs and Sky Sports for their understanding while we work on a resolution.”
It is understood that a number of United fans have already booked and paid for the trip and many fans have been frustrated by the short notice regarding the rescheduled WSL match.
England is the only nation with three teams competing in the group stage of the competition, with Arsenal and Manchester City also qualifying.
UEFA rules state that the top two teams, in this case Chelsea and Arsenal, are prohibited from playing matches on the same night.
Arsenal and City will play their first group stage match one day after Chelsea, on October 9.
