PSG win fifth Ligue 1 title in a row and 12th in 14 seasons with victory at Lens

PSG are also aiming to retain their Champions League crown this season Alex Grimm/Getty Images Share articleParis Saint-Germain have won their fifth successive Ligue 1 title after defeating second-place Lens 2-0 on Wednesday. The victory, secured with a first-half Khvicha Kvaratskhelia goal and a late second from Ibrahim Mbaye, put Luis Enrique’s side an unassailable nine points clear at the top of the standings with just one round of matches remaining. The league success is PSG’s 12th in the last 14 seasons, extending their record as the league’s most successful club with 14 titles in total, four clear of Saint-Etienne and Marseille. !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("[id='datawrapper-chart-wUpVS']");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r PSG's domestic dominance now sits alongside their strong performance in European competition. The club won their first ever Champions League trophy last season and are in this season's final, in which they face Arsenal in Budapest on May 30. Lens, who had been chasing a first title since 1998, had led Ligue 1 on several occasions through the season, but defeats to Monaco, Lorient and Lille before draws with Brest and Nice saw their title challenge fade. Wednesday's match was originally scheduled to take place on April 11, but was rearranged after PSG requested to the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) that it be rescheduled due to it falling in the middle of their Champions League quarter-final legs against Liverpool. The win has ensured a third successive title for Luis Enrique since his arrival in 2023. The Spanish coach has played an important role in reshaping the squad after the high-profile exits of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Sergio Ramos that summer, before Kylian Mbappe's departure for Real Madrid the following later. Ousmane Dembele, winner of the French football awards' best player in the league for the second season running, and Bradley Barcola are PSG's joint-highest scorers in the league with 10 goals each this term. They netted 21 and 14 goals respectively in 2024-25. PSG could become the first club to win the Champions League in successive seasons since Real Madrid won three in a row between 2016 and 2018. Luis Enrique's side missed out on a domestic clean sweep this season with a round-of-16 loss at home to Paris FC in the Coupe de France, but they did win each of the Trophee des Champions, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Intercontinental Cup with penalty shootout victories over Marseille, Tottenham Hotspur and Flamengo respectively. !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("[id='datawrapper-chart-yzBdC']");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r In 2011, PSG were bought by the government-operated Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), whose significant financial backing enabled the capital club to dominate domestic competitions in France. PSG, who were only formed in 1970, won just two league titles prior to the QSI investment. Between 1995 and 2002, seven different teams won Ligue 1 before Lyon won seven titles in a row between 2002 and 2008. Bordeaux, Marseille, Lille and Montpellier then each won the league before PSG's spell of dominance began. Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms