Elfsborg strong at home
Three hundred and fifty Nice supporters are expected on Thursday in the Boras stadium, where Elfsborg, a town of 65,000 inhabitants located 60 kilometers east of Gothenburg, plays. Elfsborg, where former Niçois Niklas Hult (2014-2016) plays, is in 25th place in the standings and remains on a victory against FC Karabagh (1-0) in the Europa League. It was December 12 and it was the last match played by the Swedes, whose 2024 National Championship ended on November 30. The winter break lasts four months and the next Championship (2025) resumes on March 30. Six weeks without playing is good for freshness but not great for rhythm and the Gym will leave with a certain advantage despite his absences.
But there are no rules and Chakhtior Donetsk, faced with a similar cut, beat Brest this Wednesday (2-0). “There are lots of things we don't control, like the terrain or the snow, and the opponent has shown with their results at home in the Europa League that they have quality (1-0 against AS Rome on October 3, in addition to the success against Karabakh), confided Franck Haise, the Gym coach. But what we control is our commitment, the quality of what we put into our game and the will to win. So let's do this 100%, what matters to me is that we give everything to win here. » However slim their chances of qualifying may be, a victory for the Aiglons would not do them any harm anyway. Only then will they be able to count the points.
