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PSG Regain Ligue 1 Title As Lionel Messi Wins First Trophy Since Leaving Barcelona

Lionel Messi has won his first trophy since leaving Barcelona. He helped Paris Saint-Germain win Ligue 1 to claim the 35th title of his club career.

Robert Summerscales

PSG Regain Ligue 1 Title As Lionel Messi Wins First Trophy Since Leaving Barcelona
PSG Regain Ligue 1 Title As Lionel Messi Wins First Trophy Since Leaving Barcelona /

Lionel Messi has won his first trophy since leaving Barcelona.

Paris Saint-Germain were confirmed as champions of France on Saturday after a 1-1 draw with Lens.

Messi and Co needed just a point to secure PSG's 10th Ligue 1 title.

They almost went two better after Messi scored his fourth league goal of the season to fire PSG ahead on 68 minutes.

Neymar played a square pass to Messi and his former Barca teammate curled a shot into the top corner from 25 yards.

PSG looked well on course for victory, especially as Lens had been reduced to 10 men 11 minutes before Messi's strike when Kevin Danso was shown his second yellow card.

But Corentin Jean stunned the Parc des Princes two minutes from full time with an equalizer to take some of the shine off PSG's celebrations.

So much so that the full-time whistle was greeted with a mixture of cheers and boos.

PSG's 10th title sees them move level with Saint-Etienne as the joint most successful club in Ligue 1 history.

They have now been champions of France eight times in the past 10 years.

Lille won Ligue 1 in 2021, after Monaco were crowned in 2017.

Lionel Messi's Club Trophies

10x La Liga (Barcelona)
7x Copa del Rey (Barcelona)
7x Supercopa de Espana (Barcelona)
4x UEFA Champions League (Barcelona)
3x UEFA Super Cup (Barcelona)
3x FIFA Club World Cup (Barcelona)
1x Ligue 1 (PSG)

Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his fourth Ligue 1 goal for PSG, after netting against Lens in April 2022
Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his fourth Ligue 1 goal for PSG :: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire/Matthieu Mirville
Lionel Messi celebrates with Neymar after scoring a goal to help PSG win the Ligue 1 title in April 2022
Messi is hugged by Neymar after helping PSG win the Ligue 1 title :: IMAGO/PanoramiC/Aurelien Morissard
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ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.

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