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Nice, Apr 5 (AP) Nantes beat Nice for the first time in seven tries, the 2-1 result dealing Ligue 1's fourth-placed side a blow in its hopes for Champions League football next season. A win would have taken favored host Nice into the top three. Nantes had won just one of its last 12 away games in the league.
Also Read | ISSF World Cup 2025: Sensational Sift Kaur Samra Wins Gold in 50m Rifle 3P in Argentina. But Nantes took a surprise lead after 10 minutes through Douglas Augusto. Goalkeeper Marcin Bulka got a hand to his side-footed shot from 25 meters out but could not keep it out.
Nice drew level just three minutes later when Ali Abdi slipped the ball under the advancing keeper but much of the credit went to Tunisian midfielder Hicham Boudaoui, whose pass split the Nantes defense. Also Read | PBKS vs RR Dream11 Team Prediction, IPL 2025: Tips and Suggestions To Pick Best Winning Fantasy Playing XI for Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals. Matthis Abline put Nantes ahead again seven minutes before halftime with a low shot that somehow squeezed through the legs of three Nice players.
Nice had 80% possession in the second half and only Anthony Lopes' world class save from substitute Badredine Bounani stopped it from drawing level. Nice remained in fourth place and Nantes stayed 13th. (AP) (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body).
