PSG beat Angers to win Ligue 1 title with six games left


Teenage winger Desire Doue scored the only goal as Paris St-Germain beat Angers to seal a fourth successive Ligue 1 title with six matches remaining.
Luis Enrique’s team needed only a draw to claim an unassailable lead over second-placed Monaco.
But Doue’s 55th-minute volley from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s cross secured all three points at the Parc des Princes against his hometown club.
This is only the third time a team has won Ligue 1 with so many matches left to play. Laurent Blanc’s PSG side triumphed with eight games left in 2016 and Lyon achieved the same with six games remaining in 2007.
Goncalo Ramos could have put PSG ahead shortly after the half-hour mark but appeared to mistime his jump as he powered Achraf Hakimi’s delivery over the crossbar.
Angers goalkeeper Yahia Fofana also produced a magnificent diving save to deny Vitinha, before Doue’s first-time finish broke the deadlock after the interval.
The 19-year-old Angers-born forward has now registered 11 goals and as many assists in his debut season in Paris, having joined the club from Ligue 1 rivals Rennes in the summer.
This is PSG’s 11the Ligue 1 title in the past 13 seasons, and their 13th top-flight crown overall.
“It’s crazy, I’m very happy,” captain Marquinhos told beIN Sports at full time. “The titles will remain in history. We have the ambition to win everything. When we don’t win the French championship, it hurts. That has happened to me twice.
“The team deserves to win. It’s in our DNA to give everything on the field, to have an aggressive philosophy, to sweat for the jersey in every match, no matter the opponent. It’s nice to see the supporters happy.”