• Lille's Burak Yilmaz celebrates scoring their second goal against Angers with Renato Sanches. A 2-0 win saw Lille crowned French champions for a fourth time. Reuters
    Lille's Burak Yilmaz celebrates scoring their second goal against Angers with Renato Sanches. A 2-0 win saw Lille crowned French champions for a fourth time. Reuters
  • Lille's Burak Yilmaz celebrates victory over Angers to be crowned Ligue 1 champions. Reuters
    Lille's Burak Yilmaz celebrates victory over Angers to be crowned Ligue 1 champions. Reuters
  • Lille's Timothy Weah celebrates. Reuters
    Lille's Timothy Weah celebrates. Reuters
  • Lille's supporters celebrate after winning the French Ligue 1 title in Lille. AFP
    Lille's supporters celebrate after winning the French Ligue 1 title in Lille. AFP
  • Lille's supporters celebrate after winning the French Ligue 1 title in Lille. AFP
    Lille's supporters celebrate after winning the French Ligue 1 title in Lille. AFP
  • Lille's supporters celebrate after winning the French Ligue 1 title in Lille. AFP
    Lille's supporters celebrate after winning the French Ligue 1 title in Lille. AFP
  • Lille's players celebrate at The Raymond-Kopa Stadium in Angers, north-western France. AFP
    Lille's players celebrate at The Raymond-Kopa Stadium in Angers, north-western France. AFP
  • Lille head coach Christophe Galtier celebrates. AFP
    Lille head coach Christophe Galtier celebrates. AFP
  • Lille's Yusuf Yazici and Burak Yilmaz celebrate. Reuters
    Lille's Yusuf Yazici and Burak Yilmaz celebrate. Reuters
  • Lille's French midfielder Jonathan Ikone, left, and Benjamin Andre celebrate. AFP
    Lille's French midfielder Jonathan Ikone, left, and Benjamin Andre celebrate. AFP

Lille fans celebrate as team win French Ligue 1 title for fourth time - in pictures


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Lille won the Ligue 1 title with a 2-1 victory at Angers, which ensured they were crowned French champions for the first time since 2011.

Lille manager Christophe Galtier labelled his players "heroes" after the Angers win on the final day of the season on Sunday.

An early Jonathan David strike and Burak Yilmaz's penalty in first-half stoppage time ensured that Lille finished one point ahead of second-placed Paris Saint-Germain, who won 2-0 at Brest.

Angelo Fulgini pulled one back in added time, but the hosts could not stop Lille from becoming champions for the fourth time in their history.

The match was played behind closed doors due to Covid-19 restrictions but fans thronged the streets of Lille to celebrate at the final whistle.

Supporters lit flares and chanted songs in the northern city's central Place Charles de Gaulle in jubilation at a historic triumph against far wealthier opposition.

"The players were amazing ... the credit goes to the players, they are the heroes," a jubilant Galtier said to Canal+.

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