Lille coach Christophe Galtier relished the fourth LOSC coronation in Ligue 1 after a season strewn with tremors, including a change of club president. The technician praised his players, but also the Portuguese Luis Campos, the "architect of this team". For their part, the supporters were thousands to celebrate the victory on the Grand-place in Lille.

A title he savored.

A few minutes after the coronation of his men after a victory against Angers (2-1), LOSC coach Christophe Galtier enjoyed the 4th Lille title in Ligue 1. Ten years after the last title of the "Mastiffs", and at At the end of a roller coaster season, the coach took advantage of this moment of joy.

"It's exceptional," he said on the lawn.

"It's been a long day with a lot of pressure."

"The credit goes to the players, they are the heroes"

"To be champion, you have to have an extraordinary season, even more when there is PSG than your championship. You have to have an extraordinary season full of emotions and obviously with total investment. The credit goes to the players, it is them the heroes. "

But the coach also took the time to reflect on the extrasport adventures that have rocked the club this season.

"Sometimes difficult times on an emotional level", according to Galtier, in particular "with everything that happened during the Christmas holidays. But now, I could say that I am a coach who was champion with two presidents."

Christophe Galtier also greeted Luis Campos, the Portuguese recruiter and "architect of this team".

And the coach concludes: "I can not yet realize, the emotion is not yet totally there. But damn, it's incredible." 

Lille in jubilation

A joy also shared by the supporters of LOSC who were thousands on Sunday evening to celebrate the victory of their team on the Grand-place in Lille, braving the curfew and supervised by a large police force. "We are the champions! We are the champions!", "Who does not jump is not a Lille!", Sang the revelers in the direction of the police, also targeted by boos. The statue of a woman dominating the square on the "column of the goddess" was covered with a scarf in the colors of Losc. Across the city, motorists also took to the streets, all honking their horns.