Football Soccer - Metz v Nice - French Ligue 1 - Saint Symphorien stadium, Metz, France - 23/10/16. Metz's Renaud Cohade (R) challenges Nice's Alassane Plea . REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
PARIS (Reuters) - Alassane Plea scored a hat-trick as Ligue 1 leaders Nice made light of Mario Balotelli's absence to win 4-2 at Metz on Sunday while Olympique Marseille held Paris St Germain to a goalless draw on new coach Rudi Garcia's debut.
Metz twice came from behind to equalise before Plea, with his third goal of the game, and Wylan Cyprien struck in the last 10 minutes gave unbeaten Nice their eighth win in 10 league games.
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