Paris Saint-Germain, PSG, have been crowned the Ligue 1 champions after the season was voided due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
PSG held a 12-points lead over second-placed Marseille when the season was suspended in March and have now won their seventh French title in the last eight years.
The French Professional Football League (LFP) ratified the decision at a meeting on Thursday, two days after French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe suspended all sporting activities in the country until at least September.
Lorient, top of Ligue 2 when football came to a halt in March because of the coronavirus, have been promoted as champions to the top flight.
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