Victor Osimhen’s Former Club Beats PSG to Win Ligue 1 Title on French League Final Day

Victor Osimhen’s Former Club Beats PSG to Win Ligue 1 Title on French League Final Day

Oluwatomiwa Babalola
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:47 PM
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- Lille ends PSG's dominance after emerging French League champions

- Christophe Galtier's men won their first title in 10 years after finishing top of the table with 83 points

- PSG and Monaco sealed second and third positions on the final Ligue 1 table at the end of the season

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Lille were crowned French League champions for the fourth time in their history in the recently concluded season.

Les Dogues edged Paris Saint Germain to the title with just one point after finishing at the summit of the log with 83 points while the defending champions ended up with 82 after 38 games.

Christophe Galtier's men ended the Parisians' dominance in the topflight in the last decade after a nail-biting title race.

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Jonathan David opened the scoring for Lille against Angers in the 10th minute of the encounter on Sunday, May 23.

Victor Osimhen's former club beats PSG to win Ligue 1 title on French League final day
Lille celebrating their French League triumph for the first time in 10 years at Stade Raymond Kopa. Photo by Anthony Dibon/Icon Sport
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While Burak Yılmaz's spot-kick in the added minute of the opening half sealed the victory for them despite PSG also winning 2-1 at Brest on the same day.

Romain Faivre's own goal and Kylian Mbappe's strike sealed a 2-0 victory for Mauricio Pochettino's men on the last day of the season but the goals were not enough to win them the coveted prize.

They have now been crowned champions for the first time in 10 years having won their last league glory at the end of the 2010-11 season.

Meanwhile, Monaco came third on the log with 76 points and will be playing in the Champions League next term.

Legit.ng earlier reported that Nigerian star Asisat Oshoala made history after winning the UEFA women's Champions League title for the first time this season.

The Catalan ladies thrash Chelsea 4-0 at the Gamla Ullevi in Sweden to become the first Spanish outfit to win the silverware.

Coach Lluis Cortes ladies made their second appearances in Europe's elite competition count having failed to emerge victorious two years ago when they lost to Lyon.

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