Europe 1 with AFP / Photo credit: JEAN CATUFFE / DPPI VIA AFP 06:30, May 28, 2023

PSG did not force his talent Saturday in Strasbourg (1-1), being satisfied with the small point necessary to definitively secure the first place before the final day. Kylian Mbappé, decisive passer, and his teammates will celebrate the eleventh title in the history of the club, a record (ahead of Saint-Etienne and its 10 titles), next Saturday at the Parc des Princes.

Paris Saint-Germain won its eleventh France league title, a record, without shining Saturday in Strasbourg (1-1) with a goal from Lionel Messi, a parting gift from the Argentine genius before the club launches a new project.

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11th title for Paris

At the end of a season punctuated by crises of all kinds, PSG finally won this title which allowed it to overtake AS Saint-Étienne, ten times champion. One of the hosts of this exercise worthy of a TV series, Leo Messi, signed the goal that crowns Paris, on an excellent service of his attacking partner, Kylian Mbappé.

The "Pulga", regularly whistled at the Parc des Princes since the elimination by Bayern Munich, finished on a beautiful statistical note, 16 goals and 16 assists in L1, before the 38th and last day against Clermont, to celebrate the coronation with a public that did not fully adopt it. Like Messi, PSG did not have to force his talent against an opponent who ensured his maintenance, Nantes (17th), seven lengths, can no longer catch him.

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Mbappé followed by Lacazette

Racing even equalized thanks to a former PSG, a great classic, Kevin Gameiro, scorer in two stages, taking a subtle counterfoot a powerful strike pushed away by Gianluigi Donnarumma (79th).

Paris is crowned at the end of a match without intensity on the pitch, but with a warm atmosphere in the stands. Messi also scored in front of the triangle of the Meinau occupied by his ultras, reconciled with the club after a period of sulking.

Second league title for Galtier

Christophe Galtier won a second league title, two years after guiding Lille ahead of Thomas Tuchel's PSG and Mauricio Pochettino, but should not remain in the new project, where Mbappé will take an even more important place.

The club's emblem failed to distance OL striker Alexandre Lacazette in the race for the title of best gunner, with 28 goals against 27 for the Lyon captain before the last lift. There remains a challenge for PSG, helping its captain of one night - Marquinhos was injured - to win a fifth consecutive title of top scorer, like Jean-Pierre Papin between 1988 and 1992.

Lienard celebrated

This will help spice up the title match, because on Saturday, as the draw suited both teams, Paris to be champions, Strasbourg to stay in L1 after being scared for much of the season, the 22 players did not struggle too much.

PSG had two back-to-back chances, a tightrope act from Mbappé countered at the last moment (29) and a recovery from Renato Sanches paraged by Mats Sels (29), and Racing hit the post by Habib Diallo (38). The Senegalese had one more chance (70), before the equaliser, and Mbappé a last ball to regain the lead over Lacazette (85), but the last seconds ended with a harmless ten-man pass.

Alsatian fans celebrated, to celebrate the maintenance, and also celebrated one of their favorite players, Dimitri Liénard, at the end of his contract after ten years at the club, where he had arrived in National. "A decade to honor our colors," said the banner of the ultras, below a large portrait of the player on the entire stand. Very emotional when he entered the game in place of Colin Dagba (66), Liénard even had trouble stapling his armband. "It's great, I wish any young footballer to experience what I experienced with the public. I'm not the only one who had tears tonight," he told Prime Video. On Saturday night, everyone was happy.