Montpellier // The coach of Paris Saint-Germain, Laurent Blanc, said that, while he and his players will treasure their third successive Ligue 1 title, the goal is to build on their success.
Blanc said there remains room for improvement in his team.
The 49-year-old coach, who could yet land a historic domestic treble as PSG take on Ligue 2 Auxerre in the French Cup final, said this title had been won in adversity.
PSG, who have already landed the League Cup, had to battle hard to win the title this season with first Marseille and then ultimately Lyon giving them a tough fight, but a 2-1 away win on Saturday over Montpellier saw them retain the trophy with a game to spare.
Blanc, who replaced Carlo Ancelotti as coach after the Italian left for Real Madrid following the first title win in 2013, said he could not say if PSG were set to dominate domestic football like Lyon did at the beginning of the century.
"I cannot tell you if that will come to pass," said Blanc, whose major disappointment was the tame way PSG lost to Barcelona in the Uefa Champions League quarter-finals.
“However, Paris do not want to stop now, we want to continue to make progress, to get better, whether it be the players, the staff, the board of directors.
“I hope that will happen. First, though, we will savour the title, the season is not over, there is still the cup final against Auxerre.”
Blanc, who also won the title with Bordeaux before a two-year spell as French national coach, said he expected to still be in charge of the team next season.
“I am speaking of how it is with the directors,” he said.
“I am talking about next season, because I have a contract that runs through to the end of it.”
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