Great shocks PSG and ends champ’s hopes of unbeaten Ligue

PARIS (AP)– Paris Saint-Germain’s quote to go unbeaten in Ligue 1 was ruined on Friday when it lost to Nice 3-1.

PSG’s first home defeat in almost a year was a shock reverse for a club which clinched the French league title 3 weeks ago and was moving its focus to the Champions League semifinal first leg at Toolbox on Tuesday.Advertisement Coach Luis Enrique rested numerous starters but it was still one-way traffic as PSG controlled the early stages.However, profligate completing and an inspired performance by Good goalkeeper

Marcin Bulka kept PSG scoreless.Nice’s Morgan Sanson broke the deadlock when Badredine Bouanani’s elegant through ball left him with just Gianluigi Donnarumma to beat and he slipped the ball neatly under the keeper.Nice’s lead, nevertheless, lasted only 5 minutes. PSG’s Fabián Ruiz turned within the box and fired home a neat chip over the defense

from Ousmane Dembélé.Nice did the unlikely again a minute into the second half and again it was Sanson who did the damage, scoring with an incredible scissor kick volley.Advertisement Even with the intro of Bradley Barcola, Gonçalo Ramos, Warren Zaire-Emery, and Lucas Beraldo, the home side stopped working to respond and, extremely, Nice scored once again. An unmarked Youssouf Ndayishimiye headed home the

third in the 70th. The win raised Nice into fourth location, equivalent on points with Monaco and a point behind second-placed Marseille. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer