Bordeaux win first Ligue 1 title in 10 years

Bordeaux won their first Ligue 1 title in 10 years after beating Caen 1-0 on Saturday to end Olympique Lyon's dominance.

كتب : Hatem Maher

الأحد، 31 مايو 2009 - 01:54
Bordeaux won their first Ligue 1 title in 10 years after beating Caen 1-0 on Saturday to end Olympique Lyon's dominance.

A Yoan Gouffran header four minutes after the restart gave Bordeaux their first league title since 1999.

They finished top on 80 points, three ahead of second-place Marseille, who did not benefit from their 4-0 home victory over Stade Rennes.

"Tonight, it is a great satisfaction for the lads. We did what we had to do to get there, with these 11 wins in a row," Bordeaux coach Laurent Blanc, who won his first trophy as a manager, said.

Lyon, the Ligue 1 winners during the past seven seasons, finished third after a goalless draw at Toulouse. They will play in the Champions League qualifying round.

Caen and eight-time champions Nantes were relegated to join Le Havre in the second division.