PSG Beaten by Paris FC in Ligue 1 as Lille Qualify for Champions League
- On Sunday, Paris Saint-Germain concluded their Ligue 1 campaign with a 2-1 defeat against local rivals Paris FC, days after clinching their record 14th league title.
- During the match, Ousmane Dembele, the newly-crowned Ligue 1 player of the season, exited early with an apparent injury before half-time.
- Coach Luis Enrique attributed the exit to fatigue, stating, "It has been a tricky end to the season but now we have two weeks to prepare for the biggest match in our history."
- Lille secured third place and Champions League qualification despite a 2-0 defeat to Auxerre, as fourth-placed Lyon fell 4-0 at home to Lens.
- At the bottom, Nice were condemned to a relegation play-off against Saint-Etienne after drawing 0-0 with Metz, while Nantes' match against Toulouse was abandoned due to pitch invasions.
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With the euphoria of receiving the Ligue 1 champion trophy, but with uncertainty over the state of Ousmane Dembélé, which was played, the PSG lost 2-1 to Paris FC, the last race before the Champions final on May 30 to Arsenal.
The Parisian coach took stock in a press conference after the 2-1 defeat on the Paris FC field this Sunday on the 34th day of Ligue 1.
The French champion, who had no longer lost in front of a promoted player since 26 games, bowed to his neighbour.
With nothing at stake at the qualifying level, Luis Enrique’s men suffered their sixth defeat of the season in Ligue 1, in front of their neighbors in the Jean-Bouin stadium, adjacent to the Princes’ Park. A Paris FC that had already eliminated the PSG in the Seventeenth French Cup. The post The PSG loses the derby in its last match before the Champions appeared first on THE NATIONAL.
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