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The champions needed a point to win the Ligue 1 crown but instead suffered a 5-1 loss to the team in second place.
Paris Saint Germain lost three players in the first half, as the Ligue 1 title was postponed by a 5-1 defeat at Lille.
The champions, who needed only one point at Stade Pierre Mauroy to clinch a second consecutive league title, were completely beaten by the team in second place. The PSG transfer target, Nicolas Pepe, was among the scorers at a famous Lille night.
The result was a record defeat for the club under his Qatari ownership, which took over the club in 2011.
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The champions were late after just seven minutes when Thomas Meunier scored his own goal.
Shortly after, Juan Bernat equalized for the visitors in search of title, but the PSG began to lose its value when the skipper Thiago Silva was forcibly injured and replaced by Thilo Kehrer.
4 – Paris conceded at least 4 goals in a Ligue 1 match for the first time since January 10, 2015 against Bastia (2-4). Crazy. #LOSCPSG pic.twitter.com/3cFfB0xqtC
– OptaJean (@OptaJean) April 14, 2019
And things got worse for Tuchel when Meunier also finished his night before the break. Moussa Diaby was brought in her place.
The horror of the champions in the first half was aggravated when striker Bernat
The second half did not bring any respite. PSG lagged shortly after the break when the transfer target, Pepe, broke off to give the hosts a lead, as the champions were forced to pay for the first-half loss team in second place.
Jonathan Bamba raised the score to 3-1 with 25 minutes to play, and Gabriel is headed towards the fourth minute later to Lille to further worsen the misery of the champions.
Portuguese defender Jose Fonte hit the head to score five points and complete the humiliation.
Lille's president, Gerard Lopez, confirmed Sunday that Ivorian was "sure" to leave the club this summer, although Arsenal and Bayern Munich remain interested in starting talks.
Pepe scored against the champions in a 2-1 defeat at the Park
5 – This is the first time since December 2, 2000 in Sedan (1-5) that Paris conceded at least five goals in a match of Ligue 1. Earthquake. #LOSCPSG pic.twitter.com/5YDbiP0fb4
– OptaJean (@OptaJean) April 14, 2019
In addition to disrupting their
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This defeat is the worst defeat of PSG in Ligue 1 since a 5-1 defeat against Sedan in December 2000.
The next chance for PSG to close what is surely still an inevitable title will be in Nantes on Wednesday.
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