Back to business tonight for Nice, who are heading to Besançon for the quarter-finals of the playoffs. The first clash of the week between the two teams, who will meet again on Friday night on the Côte d’Azur for the return match.
Meanwhile, it’s time for the first duel on Bisontine soil, which should offer its share of twists and turns between two teams that have each won once in their face-off this season.
A very open quarter-final between the players of Raphaëlle Tervel and Sébastien Gardillou, who will try to gain the psychological upper hand in this encounter.
However, the advantage goes to Alizée Frécon’s teammates, who will be playing in front of their home crowd and managed a controlled victory in their arena against the Nice team in the penultimate day of the regular season.
Deprived of Alexandra Lacrabère, who is currently recovering from her ankle injury, the Nice team will need to stand together to challenge the power of the Bisontine collective.
But during the Final 4 of the League Cup, Cléopatre Darleux’s team showed they could manage without their top scorer, relying particularly on their solid defense.
Therefore, it is difficult to pick a favorite for this quarter-final, between two teams determined to secure their spot in the semi-finals of the playoffs.
