Nice handed out an 8-0 mauling to Saint-Etienne in France's Ligue 1 on Friday after racing six goals clear in the first half.

Nice made Ligue 1 history as they scored six first-half goals on their way to trouncing Saint-Etienne. They marked their 120th anniversary by thrashing the visitors in style, became the first team to score six first-half goals in the French top flight in the 21st century.

OGC Nice made history in their first-half drubbing of AS Saint-Étienne, becoming the first team in the 21st century to score six goals in the first half of a Ligue 1 encounter. Pre-match, there was