LAURENT BLANC is pressuring the French Football Federation to alter Paris Saint-Germain's fixture schedule in the lead-up to their Champions League clash with Chelsea next month.

 
Pairs St-Germain boss wants help from authorities to topple Chelsea in Champions League
Laurent Blanc is already looking ahead to PSG's clash with Chelsea
 
PSG host the Blues at the Parc des Princes in the first leg of their last-16 clash on 16 February.
But they face the prospect of three games in 13 days before that clash.
 
Runaway Ligue 1 leaders PSG start February by hosting Lorient before a trip to rivals Marseille and then a home tie with Lille.
They also play Stade Reims, Lyon and Montpellier before the reverse tie with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 9 March.
 
And Blanc wants the French authorities to postpone some of PSG's fixtures to give them a better chance against England's defending champions.
"One way to solve the problem would be to get knocked out of the Cup competitions, but Paris Saint-Germain can't think that way," Blanc said.
"But I hope that the week before (the Chelsea) game will be rearranged."
 
PSG are seeking a first Champions League triumph in their history, having crashed out at the quarter-final stage in each of their last three seasons.
They beat Chelsea 3-3 on away goals at this stage last season and also played them in the last-eight in 2013/14, when the Blues edged the two-legged tie on away goals.

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