• Le Losc won its fourth French league title on Sunday thanks to a victory in Angers (1-2).

  • A giant and spontaneous party gathered thousands of people in Lille.

  • The players will parade around town on Monday aboard a double-decker bus.

" We are the Champions!

“Sunday evening, the Losc won the fourth title of champion of France in its history, ten years after the historic double of 2011. The supporters are not prayed to celebrate it with dignity.

Despite the rain, despite the epidemic, despite the curfew, there were thousands in the streets of Lille to congratulate each other until late at night.

This Monday, the celebration of the champions will continue, however in a more organized way.

It's completely crazy in the center of #Lille to celebrate the victory of #Losc pic.twitter.com/CN2FcGcjT7

- Mikael Libert (@MikaelLibert) May 23, 2021

Hardly the final whistle of the meeting given, the supporters of Losc rushed through the streets of Lille in the direction of the Grand Place.

Willy-nilly, the town hall and the prefecture had agreed to open the place despite the curfew with a tonnage of 1,500 people.

This gauge will only last a few minutes.

The police officers deployed to try to contain the flood of Lille tried to push back the red wave with tear gas canisters.

In vain.

The barriers were finally quickly blown up and the square was invaded at lightning speed.

If no official figure has been given, it is commonly accepted that this place can hold 8,000 people.

And Sunday night, it was full to the brim.

A parade this Monday from 4.30 p.m.

Admittedly, the supporters were perched wherever it was possible to perch. Admittedly, a very large majority quickly fell the mask. Of course, barrier gestures were quickly replaced by gestures of fraternity to which we were no longer used. Certainly the curfew… What curfew? Of course, it was necessary to clean the place as for the day after a clearance sale. Certainly. But what has been the largest gathering of people in France for over a year has been seen as a necessary and tolerated transgression by the authorities. At least until a certain time.

When the police sounded the end of the fire and began to evacuate the Grand Place, around 1:00 a.m., there were a few bins set on fire near the station, five according to the prefecture. Seven people were also arrested, "one for possession of pyrotechnic devices, three for throwing projectiles, two for fires in garbage cans and one for attempted murder on the police," he said. we learned from the same source.

This Monday, a more institutional party is planned.

The trophy will be officially presented at Losc at 3:30 p.m., at the Domaine de Luchin.

This part will take place behind closed doors but the supporters will be able to admire the precious a little later.

A team parade is organized in a double-decker bus from 4.30 p.m. on a route which is the exact opposite of that of ten years ago.

The players will start from the Esplanade, take the Boulevard de la Liberté, go around the Jean-Lebas park before passing the Porte de Paris to finish facing the Lille town hall.

This time, come masked!

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