OGC Nice won famously at Parc des Princes by a score of 3-1, handing Paris Saint-Germain their first defeat in Ligue 1 this season. Even though PSG have already won the title, Luis Enrique's team still wanted to win the entire season. However, their rivals also have a lot at stake as they try to get into the UEFA Champions League (UCL). Unsurprisingly, it was Les Parisiens who saw the vast majority of the early possession and created the most dangerous moments, with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia wriggling free inside the area and seeing his near-post effort well saved by Marcin Bułka.
Despite the domination, the home side were dealt a sucker punch in the 34th minute when Badredine Bouanani’s precise through ball played Morgan Sanson in, and the midfielder slotted his first-time finish past Gianluigi Donarumma to shock the home fans.
However, PSG responded in just seven minutes when the in-form Ousmane Dembélé played a clever chipped ball over the Nice defense inside the area. Fabián Ruiz swung out his left foot and made enough contact to direct it past Buka. Most onlookers would have expected the hosts to go on and win the game in comfortable fashion after their equaliser, yet they were stung once more as Les Aiglons regained their lead less than a minute after the restart.
Jonathan Clauss’ cross into the area from the right was met by Sanson, who produced a stylish acrobatic effort to direct it past Donarumma, finding the net for a second time with Nice’s only shots on target to that point.
Warren Zare-Emery's goal-bound effort from inside the area was stopped by the frantic Nice defense as PSG attempted to come from behind for the second time. As the second half progressed, the visitors exerted a great deal of pressure in order to maintain their lead. With twenty minutes remaining, they scored the goal that proved to be the turning point. Bouanani’s free-kick into the area was met by the head of Youssouf Ndayishimiye, who powered the ball home to clinch a memorable three points for Les Aiglons, which sees them move back up into the UCL places for the time being.
PSG can now focus fully on the UCL semi-final with Arsenal next month, before meeting Stade de Reims in the Coupe de France final at the end of the month, thereby achieving their goal of an unbeaten league season. Flashscore Man of the Match: Morgan Sanson (OGC Nice)
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