The 2024-2025 Ligue 1 season ended last Saturday. Without the slightest surprise, Paris Saint-Germain retained its title, and this, from April 5.
With a budget of 860 million euros, the capital's club will never have been threatened, even if Olympique de Marseille and its 275 million euros were able to make an illusion during the first days. Logically, the Marseille club finished the exercise in second place in the ranking, ahead of AS Monaco.
If we rely on the budgets of Ligue 1 clubs, it was Olympique Lyonnais and its 240 million euros that should have completed the podium. However, the men of Paulo Fonseca are only sixth. Fortunately for them, the Rhodanians managed to tear a qualification for the Europa Conference League, following the defeat in extremis of Strasbourg.
Ligue 1, a classification rather in accordance with different budgets
Corentin Tolisso and his teammates could even take part in the Europa League next season. This even seems quite likely, since PSG is enough that the final of the French Cup, Saturday at the Stade de France, facing the Stade de Reims. Now, OL will have to make sure not to be administratively demoted in Ligue 2.
At the bottom of the ranking, it should be noted that the smallest budget of the elite, Angers with 25 million euros, managed to maintain themselves. This was not the case with AS Saint Etienne, with more than double financial means.
