PSG crowned Ligue 1 champions after season abandoned over coronavirus

Paris St-Germain have been awarded the Ligue 1 title after it was announced the season would not resume because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The champions were 12 points clear at the top of the table, with a game in hand, when French football was suspended indefinitely on 13 March.

Earlier this week the French government cancelled the 2019-20 sporting season.

Before the government’s intervention, French football’s governing body had been hoping to resume the season on 17 June.

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PSG have been awarded the title on a points-per-game basis, while Lorient have been crowned Ligue 2 champions on the same principle.

They were just one point above Lens when the season was suspended and both teams will be promoted.

Amiens and Toulouse will be relegated from Ligue 1.

The chief executive of the French League (LFP),Didier Quillot admitted that “There might be appeals” but that the decisions are solid.

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