 Houllier has maintained Lyon's form |
Lyon are French champions for a record fifth year in a row after rivals Bordeaux were beaten 3-2 at Lille. Gerard Houllier's side now have 78 points from 34 matches after Sunday's win over Paris St Germain having already clinched the title.
The reigning champions retained their title with five games to go after Bordeaux lost to Lille on Saturday.
Former Liverpool boss Houllier follows Jacques Santini and Paul Le Guen (three) in steering Lyon to glory.
St Etienne and Marseille held the previous record of four consecutive league titles.
St Etienne were crowned from 1967 to 1970 while Marseille were champions from 1989 to 1992.
In 1993, Marseille ended the season top of Ligue 1 for the fifth consecutive year but were stripped of that title for match-fixing.
Brazilian striker Fred scored his 10th goal of the league season to give Lyon their fifth win a row to ensure they celebrated the title win with a flourish at PSG on Sunday.
Fred scored the only goal at Parc des Princes in the 23rd minute when he headed in a corner from Brazil midfielder Juninho.
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