Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos on target as Paris Saint-Germain get back on track in Ligue 1 with win at Nice

Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos were both on target as Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain got their title push back on track with a 1-0 victory at OGC Nice that eases some of the pressure on under-fire boss Christophe Galtier. Paris had gone into the contest on the back of two surprising defeats that had reignited an unlikely race with both Lens and Marseille, but the reigning champions responded against Le Gym with Messi opening the scoring courtesy of a smart first-time finish on 26 minutes.

Ad Nice almost levelled prior to the break but the magnificent Gianluigi Donnarumma produced a couple of brilliant saves to keep out Nicolas Pepe and Terem Moffi. TransfersMan Utd, Chelsea and Tottenham to battle for £88m Mamardashvili — Paper Round06/04/2023 AT 05:33 The hosts continued to threaten following the restart with Dante left bemused at failing to level when his snapshot hit both the crossbar and post before somehow not fully crossing the line.

PSG were second best for long spells but avoided a nervy finale when Ramos rose highest to head in a corner 14 minutes from time. The result moves PSG six points clear of second-placed Lens with eight games to play ahead of the clash between the sides at the Parc des Princes next Saturday.

Nice remain eighth for now but are seven points of the European places. Didier Digard’s Nice will have to recover quickly with the first leg of their Europa Conference league clash at FC Basel on Thursday night followed by a league trip to Brest on Sunday.

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