Paris Saint-Germain sealed a fifth consecutive Ligue 1 crown after defeating RC Lens 2-0 away from home in their penultimate league fixture on Wednesday night. Goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and substitute Ibrahim Mbaye ensured PSG moved to 76 points, putting them beyond the reach of second-placed Lens, who remain on 67 points with one game left to play.
The win marked PSG’s 14th Ligue 1 title overall, further extending their record as the most successful club in French top-flight history. Luis Enrique’s side only required a single point heading into the contest, but secured the championship in style ahead of their upcoming Champions League final later this month.
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But they needed a series of dramatic saves from goalkeeper Matvey Safonov to ensure victory as their hosts had several good opportunities to win the game in an electric atmosphere at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
Lens had a 20th-minute header from Adrien Thomasson cleared off the PSG line by Illia Zabarnyi but nine minutes later Ousmane Dembele stole the ball from Lens defender Malang Sarr and put a quick pass through for Kvaratskhelia to hammer home from point-blank range.
After that, the best opportunities fell for Lens, but Safonov made a series of sharp stops to deny both Wesley Said and Abdallah Sima, who then struck the post in the 73rd minute to add to the home frustrations.
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Teenager Mbaye hit an impressive strike on the counter attack to score PSG’s second goal at the end of the game and give more gloss to the scoreline.
PSG had travelled with a severely depleted squad. Lucas Chevalier, Achraf Hakimi, Lee Kang-in, Nuno Mendes, Willian Pacho and Warren Zaire-Emery were all unavailable through injury.
PSG finish their season with a derby away against Paris FC on Sunday and then defend their Champions League crown against Arsenal in Budapest on May 30.
Lens, whose coach Pierre Sage was voted Coach of the Year by his peers this week, complete their league campaign away at fourth-placed Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday and then play Nice in the French Cup final at the Stade de France in Paris on May 22. Lens will compete in next season’s Champions League.
(With Inputs From Reuters)
