Galtier was under pressure as a result of those defeats and reports that he might not even finish the season. Galtier, who oversaw Nice last season, expressed his displeasure at a banner raised by the home fans that was directed at his mother, showing how important the outcome was to him.
My 83-year-old mother just had cancer. Just that. And because of the work I did last season, these spectators may have been watching games in Europe this season Galtier, who helped Nice finish fifth in his lone season at the club, said.
Prior to this match and the top two teams’ meeting in Paris the following weekend, PSG’s lead at the top of the table had been reduced to just three points by Lens’ victory on Friday.
Galtier said to broadcaster Canal Plus, We knew we had a lot of pressure on our shoulders both because of our poor performances and because Lens won, and especially because Nice are a really good team who have been on a great run.
It was undoubtedly not our season’s best performance, but the players fought for one another and it is obviously three important points, the players said. The coach continued, We know we have a very important match next weekend, but it is better to have a six-point lead than to be chasing after a six-point deficit.
It was Nice’s first loss in 15 games across all competitions since former PSG midfielder Didier Digard took over as manager in January. The club owned by Ineos is still eighth in the standings.
After a week in which it became clear that Messi would probably leave Paris when his contract expires in the summer, he scored the game’s opening goal with his 14th Ligue 1 goal of the year.
Prior to that, Renato Sanches, an injury-prone midfielder for the visitors, came off injured. Danilo Pereira had also previously hit the woodwork for them.
Before halftime, Donnarumma made some excellent saves on shots from Terem Moffi and Nicolas Pepe. Six minutes into the second half, Dante sent a shot off the underside of the bar, and the ball bounced down onto the line before hitting the post.
The league leaders were extremely relieved, and they expressed their gratitude to Donnarumma once more as he made more stops at Pepe and Youssouf Ndayishimiye.
Ramos made it 2-0, but Danilo still had time to head late against his own crossbar. With a victory at Lorient on Sunday, Marseille can rejoin Lens and get back to within six points of PSG.
Prior to that, Ligue 1’s bottom team Angers defeated European contenders Lille 1-0 to record their first victory since September. With six minutes remaining, substitute Halid Sabanovic scrambled in the game’s lone goal to help Angers snap a run of 21 games without a victory.
Because Arles-Avignon went 23 games without a win in the 2010u201311 season, they will not be able to equal the record for the most games without a win in the French top division.
Despite this, they are still 12 points from safety and seven points back at the bottom of the table with only eight games remaining.
