Ligue 1: PSG to be crowned champions as standings frozen due to COVID-19 crisis

Paris St Germain (PSG) could be crowned Ligue 1 champions when the French league recommended freezing the 2019-20 standings amid the COVID-19 crisis on Thursday. 

According to French sports daily L'Equipe, the LFP's board will ratify the recommendation and effectively hand PSG their seventh title in the last eight years.

The decision would also mean that second-placed Olympique de Marseille and third-placed Stade Rennais would be in next season's Champions League along with PSG. Lille, Stade de Reims, and Nice would qualify for the Europa League.

This would also mean that Amiens and Toulouse would be relegated with Ligue 2 leaders Lorient, and second-placed Lend, promoted to the elite.

"I think we have to accept the decisions that have been taken, in all sports and in all countries," said PSG defender Thilo Kehrer on the club`s website earlier this week.

"I think the teams that are at the top of their leagues at the moment deserve to be there. If the decision is taken to call an end to the season then the title will be deserved too."