 His only other appearance with the senior team in the 2004–05 season came on 4 February 2005 in a league match against Guingamp.Matuidi was relegated back to the club's reserve team for the rest of the campaign where he helped the team finish in sixth place.In the following season, Matuidi was promoted to the senior team, who were now playing in Ligue 1, on a permanent basis.