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7/04/81: Nantes defeated at home after 92 matches

On Tuesday 7 April 1981 in a match in the France's Ligue 1 Auxerre defeated Nantes 0-1, ending a five-year home unbeaten streak for Nantes.



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The streak began in June 1976 under manager José Arribas, in the last month of his 16-year tenure in charge of the club. On 4 June, Nantes managed a 1-1 draw with Nice, then won their only remaining home match of the season, a 1-0 victory over Nîmes on the season's last day.


Nantes' ninety-two match streak is one of the best home league unbeaten runs, within striking distance of PSV Eindhoven (93) and Red Star Belgrade (96), but still well behind the top mark of 121 set by Real Madrid from 1957 to 1965.


pic.: This Day in Football History

- this post adapted from the original by Brian Seal on the This Day in Football History blog.

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