Monaco's appearance in the Coupe de France final marked their eighth appearance in the competition's ultimate match. Of the appearances, Monaco have won the cup five times, which is tied for fourth in the cup's history. Monaco's last appearance in the final dates all the way back to the
1990–91 season when they defeated Marseille
1–0 with the lone goal coming from
Gerald Passi. Paris Saint-Germain entered the final for the 11th time in the club's history. Their 11 appearances rank second best behind
Marseille in
French football history. Of the 11 appearances, PSG has tasted cup victory seven times, second to Marseille's ten titles. Their last victory came during the
2005–06 season when they
defeated Marseille 2–1 with the goals coming from
Bonaventure Kalou and
Vikash Dhorasoo. PSG's last finals appearance came during the
2007–08 season. The club suffered heartbreak
losing 1–0 in
extra time to
Lyon. In total, Monaco and PSG have contested each other 29 times in league play with the former having the advantage winning 16 matches. PSG have accounted for only three wins, while ten were played to a draw. Monaco and PSG have faced each other five times in the Coupe de France. One of their more important meetings in the competition came during the
1984–85 season when the two met in the competition's ultimate match. In the match – played at PSG's home stadium, the
Parc des Princes – Monaco
recorded a 1–0 victory with the only goal coming from
French international Bernard Genghini. The club's most recent meetings came during the
2009–10 Ligue 1 season. The first match was played on 13 September 2009 at the
Stade Louis II. The match ended in a 2–0 victory for Monaco, with
Park Chu-young and
Nenê scoring the goals. On 20 January 2010, the return match was played in
Paris. The match ended 1–0 again, in favour of Monaco, with PSG goalkeeper
Apoula Edel scoring an
own goal for Monaco in the second half. ==Road to the final==