Brest (AFP)

Too late ... Paris Saint-Germain did the job by winning in Brest (2-0) on Sunday, but it was not on this 38th and final day that he let his title slip away to Lille. champion of France ...

The happiest were the beaten: the Bretons exploded with joy on the lawn when they learned that the barrage place was failing in Nantes.

Paris played seriously at Francis-Le Blé, without genius, scoring on a corner from Angel Di Maria deflected by Romain Faivre (37th), and by Kylian Mbappé (71st).

PSG have not always provided this minimum service, they lacked "regularity", a word often used by Mauricio Pochettino since his arrival in January.

With eight defeats, the worst result in ten years of Qatari era, four under the magisterium of the Argentine, four for Thomas Tuchel before him, the powerful club of the capital has given up too many points.

And after Montpellier (2012) and Monaco (2017), he lets himself be stolen from the national crown for the third time.

With the Coupe de France won on Wednesday against Monaco (2-0) (and the Champions Trophy), Neymar's PSG did not end up empty-handed, however.

- Neymar misses a penalty -

And he had a good run in the Champions League, until the semi-final, beaten by Manchester City (2-1 / 2-0)

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On the evening of the last day, the missed penalty from Neymar (19th) draws a beautiful symbol of this rather failed domestic season.

Between Covid and injuries, the Brazilian artist has not quite played half of L1 matches (18 out of 38).

Ney only scored 9 goals, including 5 on penalties.

And he missed the 10th, he usually intractable in the exercise.

For his first failure this season, and his second in 24 attempts in the Paris jersey, he was spellbound by Gautier Larsonneur.

In general, the Brazilian traps the keepers with his short pace and his time out.

This time he lost the psychological duel.

The Breton goalkeeper shifted to the right to leave the other side wide open, the one to which "Ney" shot and finally sent the ball to the side of the post.

It was the first time that Neymar faced Brest in his career, he discovered the audacity of Larsonneur.

The sanction had been whistled for a mowing of Angel Di Maria by Romain Faivre at the entrance of the penalty area.

We find the same two players for the opening of the scoring, a corner from the Argentine deflected at the start by the back of the international Espoirs, between a direct corner and a goal against his camp.

- Brest will start again in L1 -

Best Parisian, "DiMa" again kicked a free kick just next to the top corner of Larsonneur (59), and offered on one against the goal of the break to Mbappé.

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"Kyky" scored his 42nd goal of the season, his third L1 top scorer title under his arm (27 goals).

But he will go to the Euro without having extended his contract, where there is only one year left.

After this roller coaster season, PSG will have to set off again, this time with "Pocket" in charge from the summer preparation.

To regain his title.

Brest will be able to return to L1, probably more with Olivier Dall'Oglio on the bench.

The Bretons were scared with a failed second half of the season.

Sunday, they were not very inspired, like Gaëtan Charbonnier.

The attacker sent a strike into the arms of Navas (31st) and a diving header above on a nice movement (44th).

He also launched the best Brest action, concluded by a shot from Faivre deflected by Keylor Navas (69th).

It was too little to shake up this PSG.

But the evening remains very good for Brest sport: in the afternoon the women's handball team won its first title of champion of France by overthrowing Metz in the return final (29-22 / 24-31).

For supreme happiness, PSG also relies on its handball team, qualified for the Final Four.

For the Champions League, the club's big dream, it will be necessary to set out again to conquer next season.

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