PSG awarded Ligue 1 title as French football season declared over

PSG lead second-placed Marseille by 12 points when the season was suspended mid-March because of the coronavirus outbreak.

According to Sky Sports News, the French Professional Football League approved the decision at a meeting on Thursday 30 April — two days after the French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe suspended sport in the country until at least September.

LFP arranged a final table/log standings on the basis of average points per game, even though there were still 10 matches left to play.

Title dedicated to frontline workers

PSG have won the Ligue 1 title three times in a row — the 2017/2018, 2018/2019 and the 2019/2020 season. The Qatar-owned club has now won their seventh league title in the span of eight years.

PSG released a statement dedicating their title to frontline workers during this coronavirus pandemic.

“This ninth league championship title in the club’s history is dedicated by Paris Saint-German to all healthcare staff and to the thousands of frontline professionals working every day to keep the country running.”

PSG chairperson and CEO Nasser Al-Khelaïfi was quoted by Sky Sports News as saying: “I would like to thank the players, the coach, the technical and medical staff, as well as all the club’s employees, for their tremendous work. This trophy is a reward for their hard work every day.”

Lorient, Lens promoted to Ligue 1

The 19th- and 20th-placed Aliens and Toulouse have been relegated. However, Lorient and Lens who were separated by one point were both crowned as Ligue 2 champions and promoted to Ligue 1.

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