The short story of the Auxerre team in Ligue 1 ended with a 3-1 loss to Lens, confirming their relegation on the last day of the season. Meanwhile, Stade Rennais secured a spot in the Europa League, while Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos had a sad farewell with Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday. Auxerre's loss, coinciding with Nantes' 1-0 victory over Angers, means they will return to the second division after just one season in the top flight, joining Troyes, Ajaccio, and Angers as the number of teams decreases from 20 to 18 in the 2023-2024 season.
Champions PSG and runners-up Lens secured their places in the Champions League group stage for next season ahead of the final round, while Olympique Marseille recognized they would enter the third qualifying round. Stade Rennais won 2-1 against Brest, ensuring continental participation for the sixth consecutive season, while Lille, who drew 1-1 with Troyes, will settle for a place in the Europa Conference League. Monaco could have finished higher than Lille had they won, but they lost 2-1 to Toulouse, missing out on European participation.
Emotional scenes unfolded in Paris as PSG and Clermont players honored the capital club's goalkeeper Sergio Rico, who remains in intensive care following an accident while horse riding in Spain last week. PSG confirmed before kickoff that they would not renew Messi's contract after two seasons at the club. Ramos opened the scoring in his final game with PSG with a header, before Kylian Mbappé converted a penalty to make it 2-0, securing his 29th goal of the season and winning the Golden Shoe for the league's top scorer. However, Clermont rallied to score two quick goals through Johan Gastien and Mehdy Zeffane before halftime, then Grégory Kiy stole the win an hour into the match.
