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Nice 1-0 St Etienne: Florentin Pogba and Co suffer away day blues just a week before Manchester United trip

Daily Mail | February 8, 2017

Related Topics: Manchester United F.C., Florentin Pogba, Saint-Étienne

Fifth-placed St Etienne suffered a blow to their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League as title chasers Nice returned to winning ways.

Christophe Galtier's side had the chance to narrow the nap on fourth-placed Lyon to one point in Ligue 1 but they were sunk by Wylan Cyprien's early thunderbolt.

The French midfielder fired a 25-yard strike past the St Etienne keeper in the seventh minute on Wednesday night.

St Etienne face Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Europa League next Thursday (February 16).

Wylan Cyprien fired a thunderbolt into the net despite the challenge byu00a0Florentin Pogba
Wylan Cyprien fired a thunderbolt into the net despite the challenge by Florentin Pogba
Nice were boosted by early strike after disappointing run of one win from six games
Nice were boosted by early strike after disappointing run of one win from six games
St Etienne thought they had been gifted a way back into the game after the award of a penalty
St Etienne thought they had been gifted a way back into the game after the award of a penalty
The ref awarded a penalty despite Romain Hamouma's shot hitting Alassane Plea in the face
The ref awarded a penalty despite Romain Hamouma's shot hitting Alassane Plea in the face
After Plea had finished receiving treatment in the first half the ref changed his decision
After Plea had finished receiving treatment in the first half the ref changed his decision
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