Parisian majesty, national fervor: Ligue 1 is back, and we can't wait for it to begin
Mocked yesterday, appreciated today, Ligue 1 heads into 2025-2026 with the feel of an adventure novel. Paris as European champions, Marseille as a staunch challenger, the return of legendary figures and the emergence of new stars: the scene is set.
By Harold MarchettiIt has sometimes been mocked, caricatured from abroad, and even disdainfully described as the poor relation of the Big Five, with its capricious charm and all-too-rare thrills. But the summer of 2025 has changed the situation: Ligue 1 now steps forward dressed in its finest finery, draped in a newfound prestige, ready to write a chapter whose epic scope we can already sense.
First there is Paris, the unmissable, the dazzling. On May 31st, at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Luis Enrique's men pulverized Inter Milan (5-0) in the Champions League final, giving France a second European title, thirty-two years after that of OM.
Le Parisien
