Penalty hero Marcin Bułka key for Nice ahead of PSG quarter-final
Marcin Bułka (24) since moving from Paris Saint-Germain to OGC Nice has become the undisputed starter for Les Aiglons this season and one of the best goalkeepers in France.
Two years ago in a match limited to just 5000 spectators, this was anything but the case for the future number one. At the time, Bułka was on loan from PSG and was being used almost exclusively as Nice’s cup keeper.
A 1-0 victory against SO Cholet had set up an immediate return to the Parc des Princes in the Round of 16 for Bułka where the clubs battled out a 0-0 draw in front of the COVID-restricted crowd.
Penalties were needed to separate the sides and it was there that the young goalkeeper first made his mark. Bułka saved two to win the shootout and led Nice on a journey to the Coupe de France final where they lost to FC Nantes.
Since then Bułka has become a penalty specialist for the club having saved four of the seven he’s faced this season. However, back then it was just the two which helped him down his current path: a save against Leonardo Paredes (29) and the last to win the game against Xavi Simons (20).
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