Paris St-Germain sealed another domestic treble, but were made to work hard by third division Les Herbiers for victory in the French Cup final. The underdogs started – and ended – strongly, but the French champions were ultimately too good for them.

Paris St-Germain had hit the post three times before Giovani lo Celso curled home from 25 yards. PSG had a goal ruled out by the video assistant referee but Edinson Cavani scored a penalty to seal the win.

Les Herbiers had gained worldwide attention following their 10-game French Cup run, which started in front of 217 fans in October and ended in front of 73,772 at the Stade de France.

They sold roughly 15,000 tickets for the final – which is approximately the population of Les Herbiers – and those supporters almost had a dream start.

The Championnat National strugglers had two shots in the opening two minutes, as Sebastien Flocon’s 20-yard shot was blocked by Thiago Silva, and Joachim Eickmayer shot wide from outside the box. But they had to defend for most of the game, with goalkeeper Matthieu Pichot in inspired form.