 In the following season, results within the league did not improve and the club were knocked out in the group stages of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League and after a 1–1 draw with Olympique de Marseille on May 10, 2014, he announced that he would be leaving the club at the end of the season.Gillot was appointed as the new manager of AJ Auxerre on 1 June 2017.He was sacked on 9 December 2017.

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