Paris Saint-Germain crowned Ligue 1 champions after French season called off – Sky Sports, Skysports.com

                PSG have won their seventh league title in eight years

Paris Saint-Germain have been awarded the Ligue 1 title after the season was ended amid the coronavirus pandemic.

PSG, who have now won their seventh French title in the last eight years, held a – point lead over second-placed Marseille when the season was suspended in March.

The French Professional Football League

Ligue 1 table – as it stood (Bundesliga forced to wait for May 6 decision
• Premier League players tested twice a week? A points-per-game system, taking into account the performance of clubs in the matches already played, was used to determine the final standings in the Ligue 1 table.

  Marseille have qualified directly for the Champions League while third-place Rennes will enter the qualifying rounds, with Toulouse and Amiens relegated.

  Andre Villas-Boas has led Marseille to Champions League qualification

  The LFP have also crowned Lorient, who led Lens by just one point, as Ligue 2 champi ons with both clubs earning promotion.

  “There might be appeals but our decisions are solid,” Didier Quillot, the chief executive of the French League, said.

  As the third-tier Championnat National is under French Football Federation (FFF) jurisdiction, they will decide the fate of the promoted teams in that competition with the LFP, as two must come down.

  Orleans are seven points adrift at the bottom but (th-placed Niort and) (th-placed Le Mans are both on points.

  The LFP also confirmed their intention to begin the 11827 / Ligue 1 and 2 seasons on the weekend of August (-) at the latest.

  The Eredivisie in Netherlands also opted to bring their season to a premature conclusion last week, without champions or relegation , while on Monday Belgian clubs postponed a vote on confirming the cancellation of their top flight until next week.

  

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  (PSG dedicate Ligue 1 title to ‘everyday heroes’)

  A club statement read: “This 9th league championship title in the club’s history is dedicated by Paris Saint-Germain to all healthcare staff and to the thousands of front-line professionals working every day to keep the country running. “

  Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, Paris Saint-Germain Chairman and CEO, added:” I would like to thank the players, the coach, the technical and medical staff as well as all the club’s employees for their tremendous work. This trophy is a reward for their hard work every day.

  “In these difficult times, I hope that this trophy will bring a little happiness and hope to all our supporters, and I am grateful to them for their unwavering support which helps drive Paris Saint-Germain forward. “

  Bundesliga forced to wait for May 6 decision

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  Borussia Monchengladbach assistant coach, Alexander Zickler, has praised the fans’ idea to print cardboard cutouts of themselves for behind closed- doors matches.

  The Bundesliga will need to wait another week to find out if it can restart after the government delayed any decision amid the coronavirus pandemic.

  The cash-strapped clubs and league had been hoping for the government to give the green light and end a two -month suspension.

  But Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday any decision on if and when sports activities could resume would be taken on May 6.

  Football in Germany has been suspended since mid-March, with the virus having infected some 185, people by Thursday.

  Almost 6, people have died of the disease in the country. Germany’s neighbors the Netherlands and France have ended their seasons.

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  With football suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, what is the current situation around Europe’s top leagues?

  • England – Premier League : The Premier League will hold further talks this week, as it targets a return behind closed doors in June. England – EFL: The English Football League (EFL) has warned that football cannot resume before adequate testing arrangements are in place for coronavirus .

  England – Non -League: National League c lubs have voted in favor of ending the 11095 / 29 at its current point and cancelling all remaining fixtures. Scotland – Premiership : The SPFL board is due to meet on Monday afternoon for the first time since April 22, when all 61 SPFL clubs voted on proposals to conclude the season below the top division. – Italy – Serie A : Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has announced (professional sports teams can resume training on May – Spain – La Liga : Health Minister Salvador Illa says profession al football in Spain is not likely to return before the summer .

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