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The striker was suspended for the trip to the Allianz Riviera and his teammates looked bereft of ideas without him
By Eric Devin for Get French Football News
It has not been an easy season for Christophe Galtier at Nice. The veteran manager, who followed up an illustrious run with St-Étienne by steering Lille to an unlikely Ligue 1 title last season, was given plenty of money in the summer to bolster what was already a decent squad. However, his signings have often struggled this season and the fact that Nice have kept pace with the other clubs chasing PSG has been seen as an indictment of their rivals’ inconsistent form rather than evidence of Galtier’s coaching ability.
At least, that was the case until Nice outplayed and beat PSG at the Allianz Riviera on Saturday. Given that PSG were 16 points clear of their hosts when the game kicked off, the result may look almost immaterial, but the victory has taken Nice into second place and also shown what PSG’s future may look like if Kylian Mbappé decides to leave in the summer.
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