- Advertisement -

Nice’s impressive start to the Ligue 1 season came to an end on Saturday as they lost 1-0 at Nantes, breaking their streak of eight consecutive clean sheets.

After 25 minutes, Nantes’ Florent Mollet capitalised on a rebound inside the box and fired the ball into the net.

Despite having numerous opportunities to draw level throughout the game Nice were unable to beat Nantes’ goalkeeper Alban Lafont, who made several crucial saves.

Nice was unbeaten in 13 league matches before kickoff and had won eight of its last 10 matches.

The Riviera side remained in second place, one point behind leader Paris Saint-Germain, which travels to Le Havre on Sunday. Nantes stood in eighth place, 12 points off the pace.

Nantes goalkeeper Alban Lafont made three decisive saves in the first half to help his side weather intense pressure from the visitors.

Florent Mollet broke the deadlock with a left-footed shot from close range in the 24th minute.

Douglas Augusto came close to doubling his team’s lead after an hour when his powerful half-volley hit the crossbar. Lafont was decisive again in the 63rd to deny Terem Moffi’s acrobatic kick.

“It’s a shame, but their goalkeeper produced a very good game,” Nantes captain Dante said.

Get More of our proprietary news and analysis as MoneyCentral is now on WhatsApp Channels 🚀 Follow the MoneyCentral Nigeria channel on WhatsApp: Click here!