Fatigue taking its toll, says PSG boss Blanc

A brace from Javier Pastore either side of half-time and one from Edinson Cavani inspired PSG to a 3-1 Ligue 1 win at Nice on Saturday, with Mathieu Bodmer netting for the hosts.

But a sluggish start from the defending champions did not go unnoticed by Blanc, who conceded his side are finding it hard to cope with such packed fixture list - having had minimal recovery time from their 3-1 Champions League quarter-final first-leg defeat to Barcelona in midweek.

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