Staff Reporter.
Lille were crowned Ligue 1 champions on Sunday as they pipped Paris Saint-Germain to the title by a single point.
Christophe Galtier’s side won 2-1 at Angers to ensure they finished 2020-21 in top spot, with PSG’s 2-0 victory at Brest proving academic.
It is Lille’s fourth top-flight title in the professional era and their first since 2010-11, when Eden Hazard was named the competition’s player of the year.
Lille’s points tally of 83 is the best in their history and they only lost three matches all season, the last of which was in March against Nimes.It is Galtier’s first Ligue 1 title as a coach, while Sunday’s match is expected to be his last at the club before he takes charge of Nice.
Lille’s triumph was inspired by the form of 35-year-old striker Burak Yilmaz, who scored 16 times in his first campaign in France’s top tier.
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For the fourth time in their history, @LOSC_EN are @Ligue1_ENG champions! ✨
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— Ligue1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) May 23, 2021
He is the first player to score at least 15 goals in his first Ligue 1 season with Lille since Moussa Sow hit 25 in their title-winning campaign a decade ago.
Matchday 38 scoreboard!
Title winning performance by @LOSC_EN ?
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? @AS_Monaco_EN pic.twitter.com/XS7zK4De47— Ligue1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) May 23, 2021
It is only the second time in nine seasons that PSG have not been crowned champions, with Monaco also having lifted the trophy back in 2016-17.