Haraldsson calls for a penalty
After a succession of ball losses, the Icelander recovered in the area and fired a shot. This is countered by Lepenant’s foot, then by his hand. Mr. Pignard lets play.
Attack-defense
Lille keeps possession and turns at the entrance to the area. The Nantes residents are huddled in their area.
Premier miracle d’Anthony Lopes !
With an acrobatic leap, the new Nantes goalkeeper dived into the legs of Benjamin André who miraculously found himself with the ball a few centimeters from the goal line, after a cross from Cabella. Nantes was very hot.
Lepenant completely misses his shot!
Huge opportunity in Nantes! What work from Abline who resists Diakité on the left before crossing at ground level. In the area, Lepenant clearly misses his move to finish the action.
Cabella takes advantage of Cozza’s mistake
Benjamin André attempts a long pass towards Remy Cabella. It’s too short, but Cozza misses his header and the ball arrives deep for the Lille attacking midfielder. On the right, number 10 accelerates and attempts a pass, but no one followed.
Nantes struggles to find solutions
Weaned from balls, the Canaries are short of solutions when they get them back. Anthony Lopes is forced to clear far in front.
Haraldsson rushes to the right
Now positioned on the right, the Icelandic international is very active. After a body feint on Cozza, he managed to get into the area, but his pass found no takers.
Very little rhythm
Between the cold and the injuries, the game has not yet found its rhythm.
Already a change!
Matias Fernandez-Pardo can no longer hold his place after his ankle hit. Osame Sahraoui replaces him. This is the earliest change of the season in Ligue 1.
The Nantes counter!
Abline rushes into the area and tries to serve Ganago at the far post but Gudmundsson pushes away with a superb tackle.
The first opportunity of this match!
Mandi is back on the field. Meanwhile, Gudmundsson takes the opportunity to overflow on the left and serves Jonathan David in the area. But the goalkeeper cannot turn around.
Fernandez-Pardo is already giving up!
The shocks are very harsh and Fernandez-Pardo pays the price. The 19-year-old Belgian is testing himself but worry reigns on the bench. A change coming?
Mandi on the ground
From his first ball, Mandi is mowed down by Cozza. The Algerian limps low and remains at the edge of the field for the moment…
LOSC puts its foot on the ball
A short minute of play and already two faults in favor of LOSC. Nantes makes an impact but technically Lille keeps the ball.
It’s off to the North!
Jérémie Pignard blows the first whistle of the game and Nantes launches hostilities.
The players are on the pitch!
The Pierre-Mauroy stadium is seeing its first match of 2025. The kick-off will soon be given.
The tricky case Jonathan David
Top scorer in the championship, with 11 goals, the Canadian is a centerpiece of the Lille game. But problem, the attacker will be at the end of his contract at the end of the season.
In this case, LOSC still has a chance to keep its scorer. In an interview with Voix du Nord, David did not close the door to an extension: “It’s 50-50.”
Full article here.
Is FC Nantes heading straight into the wall?
The future of FC Nantes in Ligue 1 is increasingly unclear. 15th in the championship, the Canaries worry observers. Even more so after the imbroglio surrounding the non-departure of Antoine Kombouaré. This week, After Foot returned to the alarming situation at the Waldemar Kita club.
Is FC Nantes heading straight into the wall? – 02/01
The first for Anthony Lopes
At 34, Anthony Lopes will discover a new club for the first time in his career. A starter in goal with FC Nantes, he had only known Olympique Lyonnais where he played 489 matches.
This tenure confirms the withdrawal of Alban Lafont who has difficulty seeing the arrival of new competition.
Full article here.
The FC Nantes XI
Lopes – Amian, Castelletto, Zézé, Cozza – Chirivella (c), Lepenant, Douglas Augusto – Thomas, Ganago, Abline.
The composition of LOSC
Chevalier – Mandi, Alexsandro, Diakite, Gudmundsson – Mukau, André (c), Haraldsson – Fernandez, Cabella, David.
“I know he suffered a lot” Genesio reunites with Lopes
Just transferred to FC Nantes after a very complicated period in Lyon, Anthony Lopes reunites this evening with his former coach Bruno Genesio. At a press conference, the Lille coach was delighted to find his former goalkeeper.
Kombouaré maintained… but very tense
Announced about leaving in December, but ultimately kept on the Nantes bench, the search to replace him having been unsuccessful, Antoine Kombouaré was particularly hostile towards the press on Thursday.
The Canaries coach denounced the treatment of journalists around his future at the club, then left the conference after a few tens of seconds, indicating that he would no longer speak.
It’s the recovery at Pierre-Mauroy
Hello everyone ! Currently 5th in Ligue 1, Lille hosts FC Nantes (14th) in great difficulty this Saturday, as part of the 16th day. Kick-off at 7 p.m.!
