- PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain's bid to become the first team to go unbeaten
through a Ligue 1 season ended in disappointment on Saturday (IST), as they
suffered a 3-1 defeat to Nice at the Parc des Princes.
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- Despite having already clinched the title earlier this
month, the loss brought their 30-game unbeaten league run to a halt. PSG remain
atop the Ligue 1 table with 78 points while Nice climbed to fourth with 54,
boosting their Champions League hopes.
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- The home side dominated the opening half-hour and created
chance after chance but it was the visitors who took the lead through Morgan
Sanson as he marked his first start of the season by applying a clinical
first-time finish to Badredine Bouanani's through-ball in the 35th minute.
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- The lead lasted just six minutes as Fabian Ruiz scored
with a sumptuous half-volley to level but any thoughts the PSG fans might have
had of their side going on to dominate were extinguished 22 seconds into the
second half when Sanson scored his second, volleying the ball into the net from
close range.
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- Having scored from their only two shots on target up to
that point, the visitors went 3-1 up when Youssouf Ndayishimiye headed home a
free kick in the 70th minute.
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- Nice had been clinical, converting both of their only two
shots on target up to that point. They extended their lead in the 70th minute
when Youssouf Ndayishimiye headed in a free kick to make it 3-1.
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- PSG, preparing for a Champions League semi-final first
leg against Arsenal in London on Tuesday, had 75 per cent possession and twice
as many chances but were undone by poor finishing and an outstanding
performance from goalkeeper Marcin Bulka.
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- In stoppage time, Bulka denied Goncalo Ramos with a
brilliant reflex save and then stopped a powerful shot from Vitinha,
celebrating each effort with enthusiasm.
