PSG’s record-tying 10th French title has bittersweet taste

Achieving a milestone title wasn’t enough for some Paris Saint-Germain fans.

Even as their team was clinching a record-tying 10th French league crown late Saturday, disgruntled supporters preferred to express themselves by leaving before the end of the 1-1 draw with Lens so as to celebrate the title outside the Parc des Princes without the players.

“I don’t understand those things, because you win and you lose in football,” PSG midfielder Marco Verratti said. “We always try, we try with all our heart. We are normal people, we can have failures.”

Since the takeover by Qatar Sports Investments in 2011, PSG has been the most dominant club in France, winning eight of the last 10 titles. Only Monaco in 2017 and Lille in 2021 were able to disrupt PSG’s triumphal march.

Kylian Mbappe didn’t have his shooting boots on against Lens, but he has been the driving force behind PSG’s