First Title

Montpellier HSC won the first French league title in their history.

They only needed a draw at Auxerre, already relegated, to claim the title, but they did one better, and won, 2-1.
(The one team which I'm sorry was relegated, by the way, is Caen. Caen had succeeded in beating Lyon both home and away. So, too bad that they went down. Meanwhile, useless teams like Sochaux and Evian are still in Ligue 1...)

Anyway, getting back to Montpellier, they conceded a goal to the hosts in the 20th minute. At that time, if the score held, PSG only needed to win at Lorient to become champions instead.
In minute 28 of that match, played at the same time, though, Lorient scored.
Four minutes later, John Utaka equalized for Montpellier, and PSG's task seemed hopeless.

In the second half, as the game was progressing towards the inevitable end, Auxerre fans began to show their disappointment by throwing things onto the field. The game was interrupted temporarily.
In the meantime, PSG equalized, through Pastore (61). 1-1 at Lorient, too.
The match at Auxerre briefly started again, and then once more was stopped by the referee, for more than 20 minutes.
Motta (75) scored PSG's second goal, and now the minds of the Parisians were wondering to Montpellier's fixture (which could have been a 3-0 decision in favour of the team that produced Laurent Blanc, if the game could not be resumed but which could also start again and... who knows?)

When Auxerre - Montpellier started again, PSG's victory was already final.
But Auxerre needed to score again for Paris Saint-Germain to take the title.

There was another goal, yes, but Utaka scored it (in minute 76, which, and this must be emphasized, was much later than the 76th minute of the other nine matches). So, Montpellier got their assurance, and the first Ligue 1 title.
All the PSG players could do was watch. And they probably were watching.

Highlights from Lorient - PSG 1-2:


Highlights from Auxerre - Montpellier 1-2:


Now all the champions of all the big leagues in Europe have been determined, for 2011-2012. The French champion was the last big unknown.