Italian midfielder – Marco Verratti has won Ligue 1 for a record eighth time in his career, a new landmark in the French league.

Messi and Verratti

Verratti signed for the Ligue 1 powerhouses in 2012 under Carlo Ancelotti and has since played 375 games for the club, winning the French Championship eight times, a new milestone in the history of the league.

Juninho Pernambucano, Thiago Silva, Grégory Coupet, and Sidney Govou Hervé Revelli and Jean-Michel Larqué are among the few players who have made it this far by winning seven times.

Juninho, Coupet, and Govou were all members of the legendary Lyon team that won seven consecutive titles at the beginning of the century.

Alone at the top 🔝

8⃣ French Championship titles for Marco Verratti, a record in Ligue 1! ❤️💙

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Verratti played with Chelsea defender – Thiago Silva at PSG before joining the Blues in the Premier League.

The defender grabbed the new deal at Stamford Bridge after his contract at the Stade des Princes expired in 2020.

Verratti is yet to play a single game in the Serie A despite being one of the best midfielders Italy currently has.

After achieving promotion to Serie A with I Delfini, the PSG star man left Pescara in 2012 and has been with the Ligue 1 giants ever since.

His contract with PSG is set to expire in 2024, however, the 29-year-old was part of the Ligue 1 champions’ 5-0 win over Metz on Saturday evening.

Marco Verratti appeared in 32 games for PSG this season, scoring two goals and adding two assists.

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Last Updated on May 22, 2022 9:23 am by Sir Kris