at the break, Nice sinks against the Rangers

OGC Nice, which is having a disappointing start to the season on the European scene, faces Rangers this Thursday on the fifth day of the regular phase of the Europa League. At the end of a catastrophic first act, the Riviera club was three goals behind against a formidable Scottish team.

A one-sided first act

OGC Nice, who had a good start to the match, had the first opportunity of the match. Found by Louchet, author of a nice incursion into the axis, Bouanani takes his chance from the left from outside the area. His powerful shot barely missed the goal (5th). A minute later, a penalty was whistled in favor of the Gym after a shot from Moukoko in the area was pushed back by Souttar, perhaps guilty of a handball (6th). The referee goes to his control screen to change or not his initial decision. A possible hand fault from Sterling is also analyzed (8th). After long seconds of hesitation, the referee changed his initial decision, while a foul by Barron on Louchet could also have been reported in this confused action (9th). Shortly after a quarter of an hour of play, Youssouf Ndayishimiye was injured. The Nice captain, who left his armband to Rosario, was replaced by Nandjou (19th).

Finally, the Riviera club conceded the opener ten minutes from the end of regulation time in the first act. Sterling places a cross on the right. The ball is poorly pushed back and comes back to Cerny, who takes his chance with one touch, from the left at the edge of the area. His shot was deflected twice and caught Bulka on the wrong foot (1-0, 35th). A few seconds later, the Scots scored a second goal. Sterling sends a deep ball to the right of the area. Rosario is on the trajectory but lets him pass. Behind his back, Diomandé emerges and places a shot from the left which deceives the Nice goalkeeper (2-0, 38th). In added time, Abdelmonem does not support enough a back pass towards his goalkeeper. Igamane grabs the ball and clears the Polish goalkeeper, before calmly finishing straight into the empty goal (3-0, 45'+3). In the process, the break was whistled (45'+5).