Staying in Ligue 1 Nice pulls its head out of the noose

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29.5.2026 - 22:56

Relegation just avoided: Nice head coach Claude Puel.
Relegation just avoided: Nice head coach Claude Puel.
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Nice stay in Ligue 1 with a 4-1 win in the second leg of the barrage against Saint-Etienne, third in Ligue 2.

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After a 0-0 draw in the first leg, the score was 1-1 in Nice with ten minutes to go before the home team scored three more goals. The game was played in front of empty stands following crowd trouble in the past. The ambitious Nice had only finished the championship in third-last place.