Paris Saint-Germain 1-3 Nice: French champions see unbeaten campaign come to end

The French champions reluctantly added a loss to their league tally.

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Paris Saint-Germain’s unbeaten Ligue 1 season suffered a stunning blow at the Parc des Princes as Nice picked up a famous 3-1 win, tainting the French champions’ otherwise perfect season.

Despite dominating possession and racking up 22 shots, PSG were left frustrated by Bulka, who delivered an incredible performance.

The Polish international made a string of remarkable saves to deny the likes of Kvaratskhelia, Ramos, and Barcola throughout the night.

Nice took a shock lead in the 34th minute when Badredine Bouanani split the PSG defence with a sublime pass, allowing Morgan Sanson to slot past Donnarumma, though the Italian goalkeeper will feel he could have done better.

The hosts responded just before the break, with Ousmane Dembele producing a brilliant pass for Fabian Ruiz to level.

But the second half belonged to Nice. Within a minute of the restart, Jonathan Clauss delivered a brilliant cross which Sanson acrobatically volleyed home for his second of the night.

The visitors sealed the win in the 70th minute when Youssouf Ndayishimiye rose highest to head in from a set piece.

Luis Enrique’s side pushed forward in the closing stages in the hopes of rescuing the match, but Bulka stood tall, denying a Kvaratskhelia strike and tipping a point-blank Ramos header over the bar in stoppage time.

The result leaves PSG still champions of Ligue 1 but ends their hopes of an invincible campaign, with just three matches remaining.

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Mitch Fretton

Mitch is a freelance sports journalist with experience working for LiveScore, GOAL and Colchester United. He has experience working from both his desk at home and in the press box at games covering the Champions League and international football.

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