PSG will win the league but they are only able to pull clear because the other teams all take points from each other
By Adam White for Get French
Football News
PSG dominate French football and, as a result, Ligue 1 is uncompetitive. At least, that’s the narrative driven by
Social Media. It’s true that PSG have won seven of the last nine titles and, although they are not reigning champions, they have no real contenders this season. However, Ligue 1 is a league like no other. Its weakest teams are its strongest asset, as we are seeing again this season.
There is an obvious resource gap between the top and bottom clubs – PSG’s budget of €500m for this season dwarfs the €20m newly promoted Clermont can spend – yet Ligue 1’s supposed lack of competition can be partly explained by competitiveness further down the division. Of the 20-team major European top flights last season, the gap between the bottom three and the top four was narrowest in
France at 36 points. That competitiveness across the league, which saw relegation-threatened Metz beat
Champions League favourites Nice this weekend, often allows PSG to get away at the top. PSG can push ahead as the clubs below them take points off each other.