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PSG were proclaimed champions of Ligue 1 in the possible goodbye of Kylian Mbappé

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By Sergio Silva

Apr 28, 2024, 18:11 PM EDT

One day after their draw against Le Havre (3-3), Paris Saint-Germain was proclaimed this Sunday as champion of French Ligue 1 thanks to Monaco’s defeat against Olympique Lyon (3-2) that left the team of the principality without options to reach the troops led by Kylian Mbappé who has almost certainly said goodbye to the French championship.

The twelfth title of the PSG in the local tournament it is also the seventh for its top star who, according to numerous reports, would have decided to leave the French team at the end of this season in which he still has to play against Borussia Dortmund in the semifinals of the Champions League, the tournament which is the pending account for ‘7’.

Under the command of Luis Enrique, PSG maintained its iron dominance in Ligue 1 despite the departures of Lionel Messi and Neymar, leaving Kylian Mbappé as its highest reference. The 25-year-old Frenchman did not disappoint and in 28 games he scored 26 goals to lead the tournament’s scoring table with a clear advantage over his closest pursuer: Jonathan David (17).

After there was talk that Kylian Mbappé would leave PSG at the end of the season, Luis Enrique has relegated him to more of a substitute role to adapt the team to his absence.
After it was said that Kylian Mbappé would leave PSG at the end of the season, Luis Enrique has relegated him to more of a substitute role to adapt the team to his absence.
Credit: Christophe Petit Tesson | EFE

This production allowed Paris Saint-Germain to have a record of 20 wins, 10 draws and just one defeat to accumulate 70 points to 58 of the second placed, Monaco, which with three games left to finish the season has completely impossible to catch up with. the Parisians at the top of the classification.

In this way, PSG adds its twelfth title in the history of the French championship and the tenth since the arrival of Nasser Al-Khelaïfi to the team in the 2012-2013 season, which turned the Parisian team into one of the most clubs with the greatest budget in Europe. Only Monaco and Lille in the 2016-2017 and 2020-2021 seasons were able to snatch the title from them.

Now with the Ligue 1 title in his pocket, Kylian Mbappé and PSG set their sights on their Champions League semi-final tie where the world champion with France in Russia 2018 wants to continue being decisive as he already was against the Real Sociedad in the round of 16 and against FC Barcelona in the quarterfinals.

Kylian Mbappé still has the pending challenge with PSG to become Champions League champion, something he was close to achieving in the 2019-2020 season when they lost to Bayern Munich.
Kylian Mbappé still has the pending challenge with PSG to become Champions League champion, something he was close to achieving in the 2019-2020 season when they lost to Bayern Munich.
Credit: Christophe Petit Tesson | EFE

Not to mention that Kylian Mbappé has the opportunity to say goodbye to PSG through the big door by winning a treble since the Parisian team also has the final of the French Cup pending on May 25 against Olympique de Lyon, the same team that beat them. He did the favor this Sunday of completing his Ligue 1 championship.

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