A victory to stay in touch with the leading trio: this is the challenge of this enticing Nice-Lille on this 11th day of Ligue 1. Two teams with an almost identical destiny since the start of the season.
Respectively 5th and 6th in the League, Niçois and Lille are only separated by two small points in the standings. They have the distinction of remaining on a series of 6 matches without defeat, posting the same record of three wins and three draws.
For Franck Haise's players, it's been a laugh since the scathing 8-0 inflicted on Saint-Étienne. Since then the team has been progressing and it is not Brest (1-0) or Monaco (2-1), the Aiglons' last two opponents who will say the opposite.
For the Northerners, the beautiful 4th place rewards a superb start to the season, boosted by the two exploits in the Champions League by defeating the two Madrid clubs, first the great Real (1-0) in Villeneuve-d'Ascq then immediately, Antoine Griezmann's Atlético (3-1) in Spain. In Ligue 1, Lille is coming off a solid draw (1-1) against Monaco.
This European week will only have moderately confirmed the current dynamic of the two clubs. Since both teams were content with two draws. The Niçois came back from nowhere by snatching a draw at the end of the match (2-2) after being led 0-2 by the Dutch from Twente. On the Lille side, it was Juventus Turin who left the North with a point, happy to have equalized after the opening score from the inevitable Jonathan David.
In a match that promises to be very close, the winner of this high-profile clash will carry out the great operation of the day.
The Ligue 1 match between Nice and Lille will kick off this Sunday at 3 p.m. The match can be followed on DAZN.
