PSG bid farewell to The French Cup on penalties
- Paris Saint-Germain bid farewell to the French Cup by losing to Nice on Monday in the round of 16 of the French Cup.
- The match ended in a negative draw before the Nice Eagles took a 5/6 lead on penalties.
- The first half was very quiet without chances or dangerous attempts, with goalkeepers Donnarumma and Marcin Polka not undergoing impressive tests.
- Parisian attacking trio Messi, Icardi and Draxler looked totally inconsistent, with no support from midfielders Verratti, Danilo and Herra, and the starts of backs Dagba and Nuno Mendes disappeared.
- The guests were no better off, and Nice coach Christophe Galtier did not take advantage of the keys to play, whether the midfielders Hisham Bodawi, Schneiderlin, Amin Guineri or the spearheads Dolberg and Justin Kluivert.
- The only threat was a free kick by Jouiri against a try from Messi, which Polka handled easily.
- As the second half began, Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino and Leandro Paredes replaced Herrera to reinvigorate the centre-back.
- He found nothing new, and the two coaches moved with new replacements, with Algerian duo Youssef Atal and Andy Delors taking part in Dolberg and Lotumba, while Mbappe replaced Icardi.
- The performance did not improve despite the participation of Juan Bernat and Xavi Simmons in place of Dagba and Simmons.
- Delors almost scored in a deadly time, but the crossbar prevented him from shaking the net, after which Paredes responded with a shot that the goalkeeper grabbed.
- The match ended in a goalless draw, with Paredes and Chafee Simmons missing, while Nice missed only one kick by Delors.