PSG Wins Ligue 1 Title: Hakimi's Fourth Trophy This Season
Victorious on the pitch at Lens (2-0), Paris Saint-Germain mathematically clinches its fourteenth French championship title. A fifth consecutive triumph that amounts to little more than a preparation step for Achraf Hakimi’s team before its European final.
The suspense definitively ended on Wednesday, May 13. By winning away at its runner-up in a rescheduled match, PSG relegated the Sang et Or to nine points behind, officially validating its crown before the final matchday against Paris FC. While the Parisians had been crowned champions much earlier last year, the competition proved tenacious this season. Led by Florian Thauvin and manager of the year Pierre Sage, the northern side dominated the standings for four months. "It has been very difficult for us," conceded Asturian coach Luis Enrique, praising the exceptional level of his direct rival.
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Despite this fourth trophy of the season for Achraf Hakimi and his teammates, Ligue 1 increasingly resembles a mere formality. With its budget of 850 million euros, far superior to those of Marseille and Monaco combined, the Qatari club operates in another dimension. The national championship now serves as a training ground for the Champions League. The decisive victory against Brest sparked no outpouring of joy, with minds turned toward the continental final against Arsenal on May 30 in Budapest. With this in mind, the Paris coach fully embraced permanent squad rotation, preserving his usual leaders on the domestic stage.
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This strategy focused exclusively on Europe is not without creating tensions. To facilitate the Parisians’ European quarterfinal against Liverpool, the Professional Football League agreed to reschedule the decisive clash against Lens. This initiative provoked anger from the northern club’s management, who see it as a blatant breach of fairness. In comments relayed by L’Equipe, general director Benjamin Parrot expressed outrage at seeing the competition reduced to a mere "adjustment variable." While the LFP assumes privileging its flagship’s continental run, this sporting hegemony accentuates the sense of imbalance in French football already heavily weakened financially.
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