Nice overthrow Strasbourg and return to the top five

At the end of the 12th day of Ligue 1, OGC Nice had to win against RC Strasbourg at home to return to the top of the table and remain in the pack of European competitors. The Aiglons wanted to take advantage of the poor form of the Alsatians, who had only one victory in five matches. Ndombele left on the bench, Franck Haise lined up a Guessand-Cho-Boga attack to try to stay in the top five.

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And the Aiglons started this meeting perfectly by quickly positioning themselves in the Strasbourg camp, Diop, then Cho obtaining the first chances (5th and 12th). But against the flow of play, the Alsatians took advantage of a restart error and Lemarechal was able to pass to Bakwa, who could open the score with his left foot (1-0, 20th). Everything had to be done again for the Azuréens, who struggled to be offensive against a great Sarr, author of two great interventions (29th and 34th).

Abakar Sylla was missed

But after the break, Nice came back with better intentions to overturn the score. After a dangerous cross from Bouadoui (47th), Diop could transmit in depth towards Bard, alone in front of the goal. Presenting himself against Petrovic, the ex-Lyonnais could equalize (1-1, 54th). Stunned by the equalization, the RCSA then sank. While he had intercepted a deep ball towards Guessand, Sylla tried to serve Bulka behind… but deceived his goalkeeper (2-1, 62nd).

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A huge blow for Liam Rosenior and his team, who no longer had the weapons to come back. In control during the end of the match – and while Bard was very close to scoring the double in stoppage time (90th + 3) – Nice logically won and regained fifth place, three points behind the OM and with a point ahead of OL, their next opponent in Ligue 1. For their part, Strasbourg plunges to 11th place before going to Brest.