PSG crowned Ligue 1 champions as season ended amid coronavirus crisis


  • Football
  • Thursday, 30 Apr 2020

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Round of 16 Second Leg - Paris St Germain v Borussia Dortmund - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - March 11, 2020 Paris St Germain's Neymar celebrates scoring their first goal with Marquinhos UEFA Pool/Handout via REUTERS

PARIS (Reuters) - Paris St Germain have been awarded their seventh Ligue 1 title in eight years after the season was ended amid the COVID-19 crisis, the French League (LFP) said on Thursday.

PSG had a comfortable 12-point lead over second-placed Olympique de Marseille when the season was suspended with 10 games left as part of French government's measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus last month.

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