PSG were beaten 3-1 by Montpellier at the Parc des Princes in the 38th and final match of the 2009-10 Ligue 1 season...

Up against an excellent and attacking Montpellier outfit, the Parisians suffered a heavy home defeat. It proved a precious victory for the visitors who join Cup winners PSG in next season’s Europa League. For the capital club, the defeat sees them slip to 13th on the table.

Dernis strike a decisive blow from the outset with a delightful finish after he was released by Camara, lobbing PSG ‘keeper Grégory Coupet to open the scoring (0-1, 16’). Compan then added a second hammer blow just seconds after the half-time break with a crisp diagonal finish that gave Coupet no chance (0-2, 47’).

Dernis added his second and his side’s third on the hour mark. Set through by Belhanda, Dernis fired into the side netting (0-3, 58’). Mevlut Erding got his name on the scoresheet with a header from a Ludovic Giuly cross (1-3, 79’). But it was too little too late as both Lens and Nancy leapfrogged the capital club in the standings.

In the end, Les Parisiens finished a season of highs and lows with a home defeat. Now they head off to the United States for an international tournament to bring the curtain down on a 2009-10 campaign, punctuated by an eight French Cup triumph.