If Goal! Football Club primarily deals with the news of certain elite teams, we have decided to give you a summary of what happened today in the other – less media-covered – part of France. soccer.
OGC Nice: Haise refuses to throw away the C3 but is worried
Still beaten in the Europa League on home soil by Glasgow Rangers (1-4), OGC Nice is now penultimate in the group stage of the Europa League. A humiliating ranking behind teams like Rigas, Ludogorets, Qarabag or Elfsborg which ulcerates Franck Haise… Who, however, does not want to let go of Europe: “I know that the next match against Union Saint-Gilloise will be a final. We hope that there will be others behind and that we will play our luck to the fullest. So, yes, we have two points, and you are going to say, “ The coach is nice… » But despite the difficulties we faced, I sincerely hoped that we would win tonight. We're not going to give up. »
The former RC Lens coach also complained about the number of injuries and an infirmary which is always full with 12 players already absent and a 13th who was injured yesterday (Ndayishimiye). “It’s way too much for us, way too much to lead two competitions. I didn't have any turnover this (Thursday) evening. I had 2-3 pros on the bench with some issues. I don't know how I'm going to find Cho tomorrow (Friday). He had a little tension in his adductor and I don't think it improved on soft ground…”
AS Monaco wrote to UEFA to complain about the refereeing
Still very upset by the refereeing of AS Monaco – Benfica (2-3) on Wednesday in the Champions League, the Asemitic club will write to UEFA to complain about the attitude considered inappropriate by referee Rade Obrenovic during the encounter. An official letter which will not change the final result but will at least allow Dmitry Rybolovlev's club to empty its bag on the Slovenian “cowboy”…
Rumors denied around Akliouche (AS Monaco) and Bouaddi (LOSC)
While the Algerian and Moroccan presses are pushing hard around the cases of two dual nationals currently in the France Espoirs team, Maghnes Akliouche (AS Monaco) and Ayyoub Bouaddi (LOSC), announcing that the two nuggets are close to saying yes or no have already done, journalist Lino Giafferi (Téléfoot) has calmed things down. If discussions actually exist for the first with the Fennecs and for the second with Morocco, no decision is not taken. The last, only 17 years old, would like to concentrate on his development at LOSC for the moment.
Stade Rennais: Sampaoli prepares two shots against the Greens
Two summer recruits currently underused could benefit from Jorge Sampaoli's desire to see a “more rigorous” Stade Rennais and with “more resilience” against Saint-Etienne. After the Argentinian's inaugural defeat against Lille (0-1), the Argentinian would have appreciated the promising entry of the young Welshman Jordan James (20 years old) at the Decathlon Arena and the Colombian Carlos Andrès Gomez also seduced him with its speed. Both holders against the Greens? Response tomorrow around 4 p.m. at the time of team compositions.
RC Strasbourg: three big absentees in Brest this Saturday
At a press conference yesterday before RC Strasbourg's trip to Brest (Saturday, 7 p.m.), Liam Rosenior confirmed three major absentees: Caleb Wiley (dislocated shoulder) is still recovering at his club Chelsea, Ismaël Doukouré is suffering from a knee and ankle sprain and Emanuel Emegha (knee sprain) is still in the recovery phase.
Toulouse FC and Angers on Ouattara (Mechelen)
Eager to anticipate the future, Toulouse FC and SCO Angers are in the running for Ivorian defensive midfielder from FC Mechelen Aziz Ouattara (23 years old) according to local media 225Foot. Under contract with the Genk club which loaned him with an option to purchase for the season, the native of Abidjan is rather targeted with a view to a transfer this summer.
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