PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN missed yet another chance to clinch the Ligue 1 title with a 3-2 defeat at Nantes.
Thomas Tuchel's men were thumped 5-1 by Lille in their last match as they failed to bag the league crown – on the back of a 2-2 draw at home to Strasbourg.
The loss at Lille was the French club's biggest defeat in 19 years and ensured the champagne was kept on ice a little longer.
But PSG were forced to wait even longer after throwing away a 1-0 lead in Nantes – with NINE first-team stars missing the clash.
Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani were just three big names missing the clash – with Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting leading the line.
Dani Alves had given the title hopefuls the lead after just 19 minutes with a long-range thunderbolt into the top-left corner.
CAR-LOS DRIVES NANTES ON
But the Parisiens were quickly pegged back by Diego Carlos who nodded home a header from distance to equalise.
Waris Majeed then gave Nantes a 2-1 lead moments before half-time with the simplest of tap-ins in a sucker punch for Tuchel.
And Nantes all-but sealed the win as Diego Carlos grabbed his second – and his team's third – at the Stade de la Beaujoire.
The Brazilian latched on to a perfect corner to rifle the ball into the bottom corner and make it 3-1.
Metehan Guclu scored a late consolation goal for the visitors, but the damage had already been done.
However, PSG won't be too disheartened as they have the Ligue 1 crown all but sealed despite the result.
The league leaders sit 17 points clear of second-placed Lille – with both sides having six games, 18 points, to play for.
PSG then have the French Cup final against Rennes on April 27 to look forward to.
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