Nice eliminate holders PSG on penalties from French Cup

Goalkeeper Marcin Bulka made two saves in the shootout as Nice beat Paris Saint-Germain 6-5 on penalties in their last-16 French Cup match on Monday.

Bulka is on loan from PSG in Nice and has blocked efforts by Leandro Paredes and teenager Xavi Simmons to end PSG's dominance in the Cup, which they have won in six of the previous seven seasons.

Nice will now host Marseille in the quarter-finals, before a draw took place on Monday.

The home team laid siege to a Nice goal after an incident-free first half at the Parc des Princes and there were several chances in the second period with the arrival of Julian Drexler, Mauro Icardi, Lionel Messi, Marco Verratti and Kylian Mbappe. the option.

But the closest PSG came when defender Presnel Kimpembe nearly completed a set piece in the Nice goal in the 71st minute.

The visitors, who are second in the Ligue 1 standings behind the Paris club, had two counter-attack chances to block Justin Kluivert.

In the following week's quarter-finals, two fourth-division giants Bergerac and Versailles were up against each other, while the other two ties saw a top-flight team host Ligue 2 opposition. Nantes is Bastia's home and Monaco confronts Amiens.

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