PARIS — Paris St Germain clinched a third successive Ligue 1 title, with a game to spare, and stayed on course for an unprecedented domestic treble with a 2-1 win at Montpellier Saturday. The Qatari-owned club needed only a point but ended the night eight points clear of its closest rival Olympique Lyonnais which was held to a 1-1 home draw by Girondins Bordeaux. The title kept Laurent Blanc's side on course for a sweep of domestic homors, with the Parisians already winner of the League Cup and facing second tier AJ Auxerre in the French Cup final at the end of the month. Monaco stayed third on 68 points, four adrift of Lyon, after beating Metz 2-0 in the principality while Olympique Marseille and St Etienne also won to stay tied on 66 in the battle for a place in next season's Champions League preliminary round. Evian Thonon Gaillard joined Racing Lens and Metz in being relegated after losing 2-1 to St Etienne. “I love watching the scenes of joy, whether on the field or in the locker room,” said a delighted Blanc. “The players on the field earn the titles, we play a small part. “We must let the players express themselves and the coach must always be behind them. It's not up to him to be at the front of the stage.” The win was the eighth in a row in the league for PSG which claimed its fifth French title. Juventus wins 2-1 at Inter Champions League finalist and Italian champion Juventus came from behind to win 2-1 at Inter Milan in Serie A Saturday, while its cup final opponent Lazio moved provisionally above city rival Roma into second spot. Lazio won 1-0 at Sampdoria. Alvaro Morata, whose goal at Real Madrid midweek sent Juventus through to the European final, netted a late winner in the Derby d'Italia after a howler from Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic. Inter remained eighth, two points and two places behind Sampdoria in the race for a Europa League spot. Boca barred from Copa Libertadores for attack Historic Argentinian side Boca Juniors will play no further role this season in South America's premier continental club competition the Copa Libertadores after being barred by the South American Confederation (CONMEBOL) as a result of the attack on River Plate players last Thursday. Boca must also pay a US$200,000 fine and play its next four matches behind closed doors as punishment for the incident which saw the players from archrival River Plate — which will progress to the quarterfinals as a result of the decision — subjected to an attack by a toxic liquid substance. The match was called off after 45 minutes with the score 0-0 — played at Boca's stadium in front of 60,000 fans with them trailing 1-0 after the first leg. “CONMEBOL's disciplinary commission has decided to exclude Boca Juniors from the 2015 Copa Libertadores,” read the statement from the governing body. River Plate players were returning for the second half when a fan or fans apparently released a chemical irritant into the inflatable tunnel leading from the dressing rooms to the pitch. The attack left several players rubbing their eyes in agony as teammates desperately threw water in their faces to try to relieve the pain. Doctors said four players suffered first-degree burns. — Agencies
