Nicolas Pepe thought he had scored. The Nice winger snuck in at the back post, met Khephren Thuram's cross in stride and guided the ball towards goal. But Gianluigi Donnarumma threw his body in the way, equalling the winger's close-range effort.
It was just one of seven stellar saves from the PSG goalkeeper, whose standout showing evoked memories of his Euro 2020 masterclasses. And after Lionel Messi bagged the opener, and Sergio Ramos nodded home from a corner, Donnarumma's goalkeeping clinic guided PSG to a 2-0 league win over Nice.
Messi broke the deadlock for the visitors. After Kylian Mbappe's shot was stuffed, Nuno Mendes pounced onto the rebound and squared it to an open Messi, who flicked over Kasper Schmeichel and into the top corner. The Argentine was at it for the rest of the first half, orchestrating play and forcing the Nice keeper into a few other neat saves.
PSG's attacking quality steadily dwindled, though, and the Parisians turned to their Euro 2020-winning goalkeeper to keep them in the contest. Donnarumma made two neat saves towards the end of the first half, twice diving at full stretch to deny what seemed to be certain goals.
He was required again in the second half, denying Pepe and Jean-Clair Todibo to ensure that PSG stayed in the lead. The Parisians were also handed a lifeline by a fortunate bounce, as Dante's header crashed down off the crossbar but refused to creep over the line - staying out of the net by millimetres.
Sergio Ramos reaped the rewards grabbed PSG's crucial second, nodding home off a corner - enough to see out a slightly uneasy victory.
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