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Gilet jaunes protests: Why has PSG’s Ligue 1 match been postponed?

The Ligue 1 schedule is set to be decimated this weekend, with six fixtures called off amid security concerns around the country due to social unrest.

Regional police forces have requested that the matches be postponed so that their resources are not stretched owing to anticipated action by a group of protestors who have been branded the ‘Gilet jaunes’ due to the yellow vests they have been wearing.

WHICH MATCHES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED?

Six Ligue 1 encounters have been called off. The first postponement came on Wednesday, when it was announced Paris Saint-Germain’s home match against Montpellier on Saturday afternoon would be pushed back.