Goals in either half from Florian David and substitute Ambroise Gboho secured Les Herbiers a matchup against either French champions PSG or their Ligue 1 rivals Caen, who meet in the second semifinal on Wednesday.

“That feels good, I’m so proud, we’ve done it!” Les Herbiers head coach Stéphane Masala said.

“We’re going to Paris to play in the Coupe de France final. We are so satisfied, but I’m exhausted!”

“I’m so proud of the players, it’s they who have done it, it’s not the manager.”

“The build-up to this game was long, I barely slept, I haven’t eaten, but that’s my job. I’ve done my work, that’s all.”

Les Herbiers have emulated the feat of Quevilly, the last third-division team to appear in the Coupe de France final in 2012, when they lost 1-0 to Lyon.

With an operating budget of around two million euros (RM9.6 million), Les Herbiers will have their work cut out against PSG, if Unai Emery’s side see off Caen, with the Qatar-backed capital outfit’s budget estimated at 540 million euros (RM2.6 billion).

But Les Herbiers can boast the bragging rights in one aspect, having been formed in 1920, half a century before PSG.

With Les Herbiers’ ground only built for a crowd of 4,600, Tuesday’s semifinal was staged at Nantes’ 30,000 plus Stade de la Beaujoire.

The final is on May 8 at the Stade de France.