Paris Saint-Germain's hopes of a domestic double this season ended on Wednesday as Ligue 1 minnows Evian eliminated them 4-1 on penalties after their quarter-final ended 1-1 after extra-time. PSG - who were knocked out of the Champions League last week by Barcelona - had taken the lead through Javier Pastore in the eighth minute. However, Tunisian international Saber Khlifa nipped in behind a static David Beckham two minutes from half-time to level.

French Ligue 1 table ahead of this weekend's matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Paris Saint-Germain 31 19 7 5 56 20 64 Marseille 31 17 6 8 36 32 57 Saint-Etienne 31 14 11 6 51 25 53 Lyon 31 15 8 8 49 33 53 Lille 31 14 10 7 48 31 52 Nice 31 14 9 8 45 37 51 Montpellier 31 14 6 11 47 37 48 Lorient 31 11 11 9 48 50 44 Bordeaux 31 10 13 8 29 26 43 Rennes 31 12 6 13 41 43 42 Toulouse 31 10 11 10 39 38 41 Bastia 31 11 6 14 42 56 39 Valenciennes 31 9 9 13 41 48 36

By André Assier ST ETIENNE, France (Reuters) - A late own goal by Evian Thonon Gaillard goalkeeper Bertrand Laquait helped St Etienne to a 1-0 win which moved them provisionally into third position in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Keeper Laquait deflected a Romain Hamouma header into his own net in the 77th minute as Les Verts leapfrogged arch rivals Olympique Lyon on goal difference with seven matches remaining.

Saint-Etienne went third in Ligue 1 on Sunday after a late winner from Romain Hamouma propelled them past relegation threatened Evian 1-0 and into temporary possession of the final Champions League spot The 'Green Devils' who memorably lost the 1976 European Cup final against Bayern Munich in Glasgow overtook neighbours and arch rivals Lyon on goal difference, ahead of the latter's tricky trip later on Sunday to Reims. The fallen giants are one of the most successful teams in French football but the last of their 10 league titles was back in 1981.