The champagne had to stay iced a little longer than was initially expected, but finally Paris Saint-Germain are French champions for the eighth time in their history.
Lille’s slip-up away at Toulouse on Sunday made sure of it, just when it had begun to seem like PSG would never win another match.
It also marked a first ever title of his professional career for striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who joined only last summer, and has already begun to reap the benefits of associating with success.
However, whatever elation he may feel or have felt in the moment of realization would quickly have dissolved.