**This Friday, OGC Nice faced Olympique de Marseille in a heated derby, as part of the 13th day of Ligue 1. Not living up to the occasion, the Eagles suffered a heavy defeat against their Marseille rivals (1-5).**
A derby for the comeback! Fresh from the break, [OGC Nice](https://www.ogcnice.com/fr/) hosted their neighbor and rival, [Olympique de Marseille](https://www.nicepremium.fr/ogcn-football/ogc-nice-om-un-derby-qui-tombe-a-pic-pour-le-gym/), on Friday, at the Allianz Riviera. The evening started with bad news for the red and blacks. Long awaited, Dante was not on the match sheet for this encounter.
If celebrations were in full swing in the stands – [the Nice ultra movement was celebrating its 40th anniversary](https://www.nicepremium.fr/actualite/ogc-nice-un-maillot-anniversaire-pour-les-40-ans-du-mouvement-ultra-nicois/) – the Nice team could not get into their derby. Shaken in battles, Melvin Bard’s teammates were struggling. Under these conditions, OM logically opened the scoring. Lurking at the back post on a Marseille corner, **Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang** scored for the visitors (0-1, 11’). The Marseille striker was oddly alone in the OGC Nice area…
**Catastrophic first half for the Gym**
Too few movements, difficulties in both areas, **Franck Haise’s players couldn’t get it right in this first half**. Against a much more clinical opponent, it was unforgiving. On a Marseille counterattack – and several defensive errors from the Gym – **Mason Greenwood doubled the lead (0-2, 33’)**. The Englishman’s shot was deflected by Melvin Bard and ended up beyond Yehvann Diouf’s reach. Much more will need to be done to hope to turn this match around, after the break.
OGC Nice wanted to come back with a better performance from the dressing room. But once again, Juma Bah’s teammates faltered in defense. **Mason Greenwood** increased the lead (0-3, 53’), before **Timothy Weah** crushed the Gym further (0-4, 58’). It was easy, far too easy for OM. The Eagles were collapsing completely in their defensive sector.
**The Gym far too fragile**
Under these conditions, **Mohamed-Ali Cho’s** goal reduction (1-4, 63´) became almost anecdotal. Although it at least had the merit of existing. A reaction of pride? Not even! **Igor Paixao** added his name to the long list of Marseille scorers **(1-5, 74’)**. The nightmare continued for the Côte d’Azur club, as the [Allianz Riviera](https://www.nicepremium.fr/ogcn-football/lallianz-riviera-plus-nicoise-que-jamais/) gradually emptied.
**Outdone in desire, aggression, combativeness, and mindset**, OGC Nice missed their derby. Sofiane Diop’s teammates logically recorded a third consecutive defeat in Ligue 1. Franck Haise’s squad sinks further into **crisis**.
**Next match is on Thursday, November 27**, for OGC Nice. The Eagles will play in the **Europa League**, with a **trip to Porto**. Still stuck at zero points in the competition, the Gym is obliged to get a result on Portuguese soil. Kick-off for the match is at 9 PM.
