Written By John Mutiso
Paris Saint-Germain were thrown out of the Coupe de France as they were beaten 6-5 on penalties by Nice after a 0-0 draw at Parc des Princes.
Marcin Bulka was the hero as he denied Leandro Paredes and Xavi Simons in the shoot-out to send the visitors through to the quarter-finals.
Despite registering 10 attempts and 68.2 per cent of possession, Mauricio Pochettino’s side failed to score in the competition for the first time since defeat by Lille in the 2011 final showpiece.
Unbeaten in their eight previous meetings with Nice in all competitions, PSG welcomed Lionel Messi back into the starting line-up for the first time in a month.
The Argentina skipper was involved in the hosts’ best chance of the first half as he combined with Ander Herrera to tee up Marco Verratti, who swept a shot just wide of the far post.
PSG return to Ligue 1 action when they travel to Lille on Sunday, the same day that Nice welcome Clermont in the top flight.
