🇫🇷 Ligue 1 considers new format to decide the champion
Are major changes looming in the French league?
Following Philippe Diallo's proposals, which include the disappearance of the LFP, 'L'Équipe' now reveals that French football could experience another revolution.
According to the sports media outlet, one of the working groups led by Damien Comolli, president of Toulouse, has proposed the idea that the French league title be decided after a four-team playoff.
Más cambios revolucionarios en Francia.Informa hoy @lequipe de que la Ligue 1 plantea instaurar unos playoffs para determinar el campeón. Se baraja crear un torneo de eliminación directa con los cuatro mejores clasificados, semifinales y final, para que haya más emoción ante el… pic.twitter.com/XHxblL0GO1
— Andrés Onrubia Ramos (@AndiOnrubia) May 13, 2025
According to 'L'Équipe', it would be a mini-tournament between the top four teams in the league, with semifinals and a final. The goal would be to spark the interest of spectators in Ligue 1.
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