• Police forced to suspend title decider due to fans' flare-up
• John Utaka scored twice, leaving PSG as runners-up
Montpellier claimed their first ever Ligue 1 title with a 2-1 win at Auxerre on a final day of action marred by fan unrest.
Two goals by John Utaka were sufficient to give the Mediterranean club the crown ahead of big-spending Paris St-Germain, whose 2-1 win at Lorient was rendered academic.
Montpellier began the day three points clear of PSG at the summit but they were made to sweat before securing the title as trouble in the stands twice forced the suspension of their match at Auxerre.
After Utaka's first goal had cancelled out Olivier Kapo's 20th-minute opener for the hosts, the action was first halted early in the second half after some home fans expressed their annoyance at their recent relegation by littering the pitch with tennis balls, tomatoes and toilet paper.
Order was quickly restored but around 20 minutes from full-time the action was halted again for several minutes after fans reportedly released smoke bombs.
When play was finally able to get under way again Montpellier took the lead for good in the 76th minute when Utaka turned in the area and fired home to spark scenes of jubilation among the travelling fans.
Second-placed PSG had earlier seen their match at Lorient suspended for four minutes during the first half after some of their fans threw smoke bombs, forcing the players from the pitch while the smoke cleared.
At the time of the stoppage PSG were trailing 1-0 to a Kevin Monnet-Paquet goal after 28 minutes but they made sure of the win with second-half goals by Javier Pastore and Thiago Motta. Read More
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