The Champions League is at stake. Nice and Lille are both aiming for the same thing: 4th place, synonymous with qualification for the preliminaries of the most prestigious European competition. With 30 points at mid-season, it is the Niçois who currently hold this place, but the Lille are only one small point behind. At home, in their lair of the Pierre-Mauroy stadium, Bruno Genesio’s men will be especially keen to erase their three consecutive disappointing draws.
The last one, at Auxerre, particularly frustrated the French coach. “In football, you have to make things happen. We only get what we deserve,” he emphasized on DAZN, before sending a message to his players: “I’m going to be clear: those who want to play for LOSC, they They need to say it clearly. If they don’t want to or don’t want enough, they also have to say so so that we can make adjustments with my president. »
Conversely, OGC Nice is in excellent form. Despite the surprising little hitch in Montpellier, the Gym has just had two convincing victories, against Rennes (3-2) and Reims (2-4). Unstoppable, Gaëtan Laborde scored three goals during these successes, and will undoubtedly still be valuable in the North.
This match between Lille and Nice, as part of the 18th day of Ligue 1, can be followed this Friday, January 17 at 9:05 p.m. on DAZN.
