Le Havre 3-1 Nice: Nice slip up in title race

Nice fell 3-1 away to Le Havre in Ligue 1 on Saturday, as the typically solid defensive side struggled to contain the visitors.

Nice is in second place with 32 points, and leaders PSG will have a chance to extend their four-point lead when they visit Lille on Sunday. Le Havre is ninth with 19 points.

Emmanuel Sabbi opened the scoring for Le Havre after five minutes by tapping in a rebound from Nice keeper Marcin Bulka, and he doubled his tally 10 minutes before the break with a volley from an acute angle.

The visitors' night only got worse when Mohamed Bayo converted a penalty six minutes after the break after Loic Nego was fouled by Melvin Bard.

A clash in the final minutes of the game resulted in both Le Havre's Samuel Grandsir and Nice's Jean-Clair Todibo receiving red cards.

Nice scored a consolation goal in stoppage time when Tom Louchet tapped in a cross from close range.

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