With Messi's goal, Paris Saint-Germain won Ligue 1 four rounds ahead of schedule after the draw with Lens, the 10th Ligue 1 title in Paris' history, thus joining Saint-Etienne as the most won team in Ligue 1 history.
After 33 rounds, Paris topped Ligue 1 with 77 points, 15 more points than second-place Marseille. Against Lens, Paris only need to score 1 point to win the championship early.
In the case of the opponent being sent off, Paris was slow to open the situation, and at the critical moment, Messi scored a long-range shot from outside the box to score for Paris. However, the final-minute goal conceded allowed Paris to finally draw with Lens, winning the Ligue 1 title four times in advance.
Finally winning the first title of the season, Pochettino breathed a sigh of relief, "From a personal point of view, winning the championship and being one of the people who won the historic 10th crown made me very satisfied. ”
This is the 10th Ligue 1 title in the history of Paris, thus equaling 10-time Saint-Etienne, becoming the team with the most titles in Ligue 1 history. Before the Qatari consortium took over, Paris won the title in only two seasons in 1985-86 and 1993-94, and since the 2012-13 season, Paris has won eight Ligue 1 titles, and only failed to win the title in 2016-17 and 2020-21.
Meanwhile, after Bayern, who won the title the same night, Paris became the second title to be born in the five major leagues this season. RMC radio revealed that after winning the 10th league title in team history, Paris will add a star above the shoulder Ligue 1 logo next season to commemorate the 10th Ligue 1 title won.
The title is also important for Messi, the first Ligue 1 title he has won and the 11th league title won by the Argentine, who has won La Liga 10 times before. At the same time, this is also the 39th crown of Messi's career.
However, it was still a disappointing season for Paris. In the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Paris was eliminated by Real Madrid, not only that, Paris also lost to Lille in the French Super Cup, and in the French Cup, it was eliminated by Nice in the quarter-finals. For a team with Messi, Neymar and Mbappe, such results are obviously unsatisfactory.
Pochettino admitted, "One of our main goals is to win the Champions League, and it is disappointing that we failed to achieve that goal. However, the Paris manager denied that he would leave after the end of the season, "I have another year left on my contract and I am still with my staff, eager to get better and avenge this season." ”
The media revealed that Paris will carry out a large-scale replacement in the summer window, Neymar, Di Maria, Paredes and other players may leave, and Paris's goal is to retain Mbappe at the same time, sign Pogba, Joan Ameni and other players, with Messi, Mbappe as the core to build a highly competitive team, so as to once again impact the Champions League. Next season, can Pochettino and Messi realize their dreams of revenge and winning the championship?