Monaco players celebrate their French League One title after beating Saint Etienne
Monaco celebrated its French league title by beating Rennes 3-2 for a 12th straight win on Saturday, finishing the season eight points clear of deposed champion Paris Saint-Germain.
Monaco sealed the title midweek and its players spray-dyed their hair in the club’s colors to celebrate.
Monaco scored in its last 32 league games to set a single-season record. It scored 107 league goals — five more than PSG’s total last season — and 158 overall.
PSG conceded an injury-time equalizer in a 1-1 home draw with Caen. The result was priceless for the visitors, ensuring survival in a tense relegation fight. Bastia and Nancy were relegated and 18th-placed Lorient faces a playoff against the third-placed team from division two.
Lorient was moments away from staying up until Ronny Rodelin swept in a 91st-minute equalizer for Caen, having earlier missed a penalty. Caen also had a goal controversially disallowed, and when Rodelin did finally score, his goal set off scenes of wild delight.
Marseille striker Bafetimbi Gomis scored his 20th league goal to ensure fifth place for Marseille and a spot in the Europa League, while relegating Bastia. Jerome Pugmire, Paris, AP
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