Monaco claim first Ligue 1 title in 17 years

ByEurosport

Updated 17/05/2017 at 21:47 GMT

Monaco claimed their first Ligue 1 title in 17 years with one game to spare when they beat St Etienne 2-0 at home on Wednesday.

Monaco celebrate French title.

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Monaco, who took their tally in a swashbuckling season to 104 goals, needed a draw to be guaranteed top spot but got over the line in style with goals from Kylian Mbappe and Valere Germain to lift them to 92 points, six ahead of PSG.

With midfielder Fabinho and talented fullbacks Djibril Sidibe and Benjamin Mendy adding to their forward firepower, Monaco were a cut above the rest -- even PSG.

The title put them joint third in the professional era with Nantes on eight titles behind St Etienne (10) and Olympique de Marseille (9).

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French champions over past decade

2006-07 Olympique Lyon
2007-08 Olympique Lyon
2008-09 Girondins Bordeaux
2009-10 Olympique de Marseille
2010-11 Lille
2011-12 Montpellier
2012-13 Paris St Germain
2013-14 Paris St Germain
2014-15 Paris St Germain
2015-16 Paris St Germain
2016-17 Monaco

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