A few days before the derby between OGC Nice and Olympique de Marseille, the management of the Aiglons calls for respect for the laws of the game in a tense context between the Marseille leaders and French arbitration.
The meeting between OGC Nice and Olympique de Marseille, which is on the program for the next day of Ligue 1, already promises to be hot. Sportingly, both teams play very big. On the one hand, the Aiglons want to win to try to widen the gap with their lower ranked opponents while aiming for a podium within reach. For their part, OM have a comfortable lead in second place, with 5 points more than LOSC, third. Advance that the Phocaeans do not want to see crumble by losing at the Allianz Riviera this Sunday January 26. However, it is in a more than tense context that the meeting is being prepared. The Marseille leaders consider themselves deeply wronged by French refereeing since the start of the season and do not hesitate to cry conspiracy. On the sidelines of the derby, the management of Nice calls for serenity and respect for the laws of the game.
Nice steps up to the plate before receiving OM
« As the derby at the Allianz Riviera approaches, OGC Nice is paying close attention to the latest communications from its future opponent, Olympique de Marseille. OGC Nice is committed to ensuring that the serenity of next Sunday's debates is not swept away by this media storm regarding the refereeing during the Marseille club's previous meetings. Having been heavily penalized during its trip to Lyon, the Gym does not intend to suffer the consequences again. OGC Nice therefore expects the meeting to take place without external influence and in compliance with the laws of the game. », Explains the Nice club in a press release published this Tuesday, January 21, 2025.
-Usually, matches between Nice and Marseille already have a special flavor. This time, the pressure put on the refereeing body ahead of the match is extreme and the slightest error of judgment, on one side or the other, risks igniting the powder.
