The Niçois take the three points, not the Brestois. AFP / SYLVAIN THOMAS / AFP / FRED TANNEAU
This Friday evening, at the opening of the penultimate day of Ligue 1, Nice won against Le Havre (1-0), while Brest and Reims parted good friends (1-1)
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Nice gives itself the opportunity to dream of the Champions League
With this meeting against Le Havre, OGC Nice had a good opportunity to put pressure on LOSC, 4th and currently first qualified for the Champions League. The Riviera club did it in style. Even if it was not flamboyant, Francesco Farioli’s players quickly led the score thanks to Jérémie Boga, before proving ineffective offensively. So, we might as well underline the newfound defensive solidity of the Niçois, who kept their clean sheet.
Ito, the gesture that dazzled the Rémois match
In turmoil in recent weeks with the hasty departure of Will Still, the Rémois are playing this end of the season without any real flavor and without any real challenge. This was seen in the content offered this Friday evening in Brest, but not necessarily in the attitudes. Like Junya Ito who collected one against two minutes before offering a wonderful cross to Marshall Munetsi for the opening score at Stade de Reims. An effective gesture.
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Without a few executives, Brest appears ineffective
Without Lees-Melou, Del Castillo or even Doumbia, all absent, this Friday evening, Brest was unable to make the difference against Stade de Reims. However, the Pirates were dangerous throughout the match, with Satriano in the first half and Le Douaron and Mounié in the second. They all had real goal balls, but missed each other. The equalizer came from defender Lilian Brassier, at the end of the first period, who was able to be more effective than his attackers. Quite a symbol.
Le Havre lacks energy
Luka Elsner’s men are in tough territory, and it shows. They won against Strasbourg last week at the Stade Océane (3-1), but they missed the opportunity to give themselves a new, almost definitive breath of fresh air. They had the opportunity to take a six-point lead, before the meeting in Metz, barrage, against these same Strasbourg residents (Sunday evening, 9 p.m.). But this evening, Luka Elsner’s men did not show the desire to go for the equalizer, or even more. The character was not there to cause problems for the people of Nice.
