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Paris Saint-Germain Fail To Defend Ligue 1 Title As Lille Are Officially Crowned Champions Of France

Paris Saint-Germain Fail To Defend Ligue 1 Title As Lille Are Officially Crowned Champions Of France

PSG's dominance over the French league has finally come to an end as Lille have captured the Ligue 1 title for the first time since 2011.

Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz

Paris Saint-Germain have fallen short of the Ligue 1 trophy as Lille have been crowned French champions after a nail-biting title race.

The Parisian side have dominated their domestic league over the last decade and won the Ligue 1 title for the last three seasons.

However, Mauricio Pochettino's men fell short on this occasion as Lille clinched the title by a single point.

Jonathan David fired Lille into the lead in the opening 10 minutes against Angers at the Raymond Kopa on Saturday.

Burak Yılmaz converted from the spot-kick ahead of half-time to put the newly-crowned Ligue 1 champions in control of the title race.

Angelo Fulgini pulled one back for Angers in injury time, but Lille held on to secure a crucial 2-1 win at the Raymond Kopa.

PSG, meanwhile, managed to secure a 2-0 victory over Brest at the Stade Francis-Le Ble.

Angel Di Maria's corner kick took a huge deflection off Brest midfielder Romain Faivre to open the scoring in the first half.

Kylian Mbappe scored in the second half for PSG, but Pochettino's men ultimately conceded the Ligue 1 title to Lille.

Lille finished on 83 points in the table as they clinched their first Ligue 1 title since 2011.

PSG finished in second place on 82 points, while Monaco and Lyon finished third and fourth respectively in Ligue 1.

Featured Image Credit: PA

Topics: Paris Saint-Germain, Football, Ligue 1, PSG, France