Lille OSC ended Paris Saint-Germain’s dominance in French Ligue 1. Coach Christophe Galtier’s club prevailed 2-1 in the last round at SCO Angers on Sunday evening, successfully defending the championship lead and taking the championship title for the fifth time in club history and for the first time since 2011. PSG were also no longer able to benefit from a 2-0 win at Stade Brest.
Lille are only the second non-PSG champions since 2013. The capitals had landed at the top three times in a row since AS Monaco triumphed in 2017. Lille’s 24th win of the season was fixed by Jonathan David (10th) and Burak Yilmaz (45th / penalty). The 35-year-old Turk scored for the 16th time in the season that has now ended. After being substituted, he had to tremble again in the finish, as Angelo Fulgini (92nd) still succeeded in scoring for Angers.
“It is a success of cohesion, of the collective. We got it together well, had a great season and deserved the title, ”said captain Jose Fonte. Coach Galtier agreed with the 37-year-old Portuguese: “It was a great performance. It’s incredible. It was a long, tough day and we were under a lot of pressure. Success belongs to the players. I won’t forget how they beat PSG away from home after losing to Nimes at home. I love this team. “
PSG beaten by one point
PSG won in Brest thanks to an own goal by Romain Faivre (37th) and a goal by Kylian Mbappe (71th), were runner-up one point behind and will play like Lille in the Champions League 2021/22. The Brazilian superstar Neymar had awarded a penalty for the guests in the 19th minute.
Four points behind PSG, Monaco finished third after a 0-0 draw at RC Lens. The club of coach Niko Kovac has to compete in the CL qualification. The fourth Olympique Lyon missed an improvement in rank with a 2: 3 home defeat against OGC Nice and like the fifth Olympique Marseille (1: 1 in Metz) has to be content with a Europa League ticket.
While ÖFB junior team player Flavius Daniliuc did not get a chance at Nice, other Austrians were allowed to cheer for relegation. Dario Maresic ended the season with Stade Reims after a 1: 2 defeat against Girondins Bordeaux in 14th place, Lorient – employer of ÖFB team striker Adrian Grbic – ended up tied on points after a final 1-1 in Strasbourg in 16th place 18th in the relegation, the relegation of Olympique Nimes and FCO Dijon had already been fixed.
