Even the Beaujoire public no longer seems to believe it is possible for FC Nantes to remain in Ligue 1. In the final moments of a heavy defeat against OGC Nice (1-4) during a poorly ranked duel which promised misfortune to the loser, the Canaries supporters chanted “we are in Ligue 2” while their team had just conceded a fourth goal scored by Tom Louchet (90+3).
With this new poor performance, the Nantais have only had one victory in the last ten meetings, the success at the Vélodrome against Olympique de Marseille on January 4 (2-0).
However, this Sunday they faced a Nice team also in full doubt in Ligue 1, the Aiglons having not won in the Championship since October 29 and a victory at the Allianz Riviera against Lille (2-0).
Kantari n’y arrive pas
Former deputy of Antoine Kombouaré who arrived in December 2025 following the dismissal of Luis Castro, Ahmed Kantari seems not to have yet found the recipe to carry out the maintenance operation entrusted to him, and could see his place threatened after this defeat at home against a direct competitor to maintenance.
Despite a cohesion training course in Cadiz (Spain) this week and the arrival of several recruits, including former Lens player Deiver Machado (acquired as a medical joker) and ex-Lille player Rémy Cabella, his team, 16th and play-off in the Championship, is now six points behind Le Havre, 15th.
