PSG: Al-Khelaïfi dedicates the title "to medical staff and other everyday heroes"

And new. Following the final stop of Ligue 1 this Thursday, Paris Saint-Germain is crowned champion of France for the ninth time in its history. If they had a late game, Thomas Tuchel's players had a mattress 12 lengths ahead of their Marseille dolphins at the time of the season suspension (68 points against 56), a coronavirus pandemic requires. And of course, the calculation made by the LFP, a ratio of points taken / match played, did not reverse the situation. On the contrary, it reinforces the domination of the Red and Blue over Ligue 1…

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PSG is therefore champion of France in Ligue 1, like FC Lorient is champion of France in Ligue 2 (and promoted to Ligue 1 with RC Lens). A title that the capital's club dedicates "to all the nursing staff and to the thousands of professionals who work every day on the front line to allow the country to continue to function".

"I am impatient, when the conditions allow it, to celebrate this title with the big family of Paris Saint-Germain"

Nasser Al-Khelaifi salutes meanwhile, in a statement, "the caregivers and other everyday heroes whose commitment and selflessness for many weeks have our admiration." And the president of Paris-SG added: "We understand, respect and support the decisions taken by the French government to stop the championship. Health, as the government has always said, must be our priority. I would like to thank the players, the coach, the sports and medical staff as well as all of the Club's employees for their wonderful work. This trophy rewards their daily commitment. In these difficult times, I hope it will bring a little happiness and hope to all of our supporters. Their unwavering support keeps the Club moving forward. I thank them warmly. Finally, I thank all of our partners for their loyalty in all circumstances. I am impatient to celebrate, when the conditions allow us this title, with the big family of Paris Saint-Germain. ” A priori, not immediately, despite the announced deconfinement.

Note that Kylian Mbappé will inherit the title of top scorer in Ligue 1 with 18 achievements. Monaco's Wissam Ben Yedder did as well, but with more matches played. Author of 14 "caviars", Angel Di Maria ends with the title of best passer of L1.

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Created in 1970, Paris Saint-Germain won its first title of champion of France in 1986. It added another to its record under the Canal + era, in 1994, but had to wait for the arrival of QSI and Qatar at its head to find the vertices of the hexagonal hierarchy. The Parisians have thus won seven of the last eight championship titles in France (2013 to 2016, then 2018 to 2020), being beaten only by AS Monaco by… Kylian Mbappé, during the 2016-17 season. Montpellier won in 2012.

What about the national cups and the Champions League?

It remains to be seen if PSG will be able to add a 13th Coupe de France and a ninth Coupe de la Ligue to its prize list in 2020. If all goes well, the finals could be played in early August. Against Lyon in the Coupe de la Ligue, and Saint-Etienne in the Coupe de France. Regarding a possible first coronation in the Champions League, we will have to wait there too. UEFA plans to end its competitions, possibly in August, but nothing has been done. PSG wants to play it, even abroad. Recall that Neymar and company qualified for the quarterfinals after having dismissed Dortmund. There are still several round of 16 games to go, including that of OL, also angry after the Ligue 1 stoppage.

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