This Wednesday evening, the Aiglons traveled to the Parc des Princes to face PSG in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France. Dominated, the Niçois logically lost (3-1).
For this last Coupe de France match, the Niçois had to set aside the terrible crisis they are currently experiencing for ninety minutes. With no victories in the last five encounters, it was time for introspection. Forget about the championship, focus on the Coupe de France, with this trip to Paris for the Aiglons. OGC Nice faced PSG in this last quarter-final of the Coupe de France. The task was set to be challenging.
Nice had already visited the Parc this season, in Ligue 1. The Aiglons had toppled the Parisians (2-3). It is PSG’s only home defeat this season. Meanwhile, we already know the future opponent of the night’s winner in the semi-final: Stade Rennais, who defeated Puy Foot (1-3), ten days ago. Francesco Farioli decided not to rotate much for this cup match.
The Italian coach made two changes compared to the defeat against Montpellier. Evan Guessand started at the forefront of the attack in red and black. Terem Moffi began this encounter on the bench. Hicham Boudaoui was out, Morgan Sanson returned to the starting eleven.
Dominated Niçois
The start of the match was logically Parisian, depriving the Niçois of the ball. A quarter of an hour into the game, Kylian Mbappé took advantage of a one-two with Fabian Ruiz to slide the ball between Marcin Bulka’s legs (1-0). The Aiglons were on the ropes, exemplified by another Mbappé strike deflected by Todibo onto the post. PSG made the break following an error by Marcin Bulka.
The Polish goalkeeper took too much risk with his clearance and lost the ball to Ousmane Dembélé. The Frenchman only had to pass back to Fabian Ruiz. The Spanish midfielder scored into the empty net (2-0). However, the Niçois came back into the match. After a scramble in the Parisian area, the ball came back to Gaëtan Laborde. The Frenchman perfectly adjusted his cross shot (2-1). The Gym seemed transformed by this goal. The match was reignited.
The Gym punished for its defensive errors
Jordan Lotomba failed in his one-on-one against Donnarumma. No regrets for the full-back, who was offside. The Niçois were still being deprived of the ball. The Gym was logically punished. Following a corner, Lucas Beraldo, forgotten at the far post, finished Marcin Bulka (3-1). Paris regained a comfortable lead in this encounter.
The Polish goalkeeper made numerous saves on his line. The Niçois goalkeeper continued to play despite a bloody nose after a collision with Pablo Rosario. Terem Moffi also failed to score against Gianluigi Donnarumma. The score remained unchanged. OGC Nice recorded a sixth match without a win in all competitions.
The next match is this Saturday, March 16, for OGC Nice. The Gym travels to Lens for the 26th day of Ligue 1. Kick-off at 9 p.m. It promises to be a crucial match in the race for Europe.
