On the first day of Ligue 1, OGC Nice was defeated by Rémi Garde’s OL (1-3) at the Ray stadium. A worrying underperformance for a club that claims to be ambitious in the medium term. And on Sunday, they will have to play the newly promoted Évian-Thonon-Gaillard in Annecy.
Yes, ambition is always interesting. However, it does not always guarantee success. During the reception of Olympique Lyonnais at the Ray stadium, OGC Nice learned this the hard way on Saturday night.
Yet, everything started well for Julien Sablé’s teammates. As early as the 5th minute, the former Gône, Anthony Mounier, opened the scoring with a header. Lloris and Cissokho could do nothing about it.
But that was without counting on the rediscovered pride of the Lyon team.
Back-to-back, Lisandro Lopez and Bafé Gomis put an uninspired David Ospina to the sword.
On Saturday, the Argentine and the former Saint-Étienne player confirmed their chemistry, budding last season. They were imitated at the end of the match by young Maxime Gonalons, Jérémy Toulalan’s designated successor in midfield.
The Eagles already against the wall
Sunday afternoon (5 p.m.), the Eagles travel to Annecy to face the newly promoted Évian-Thonon-Gaillard. A tough match.
After a frustrating draw in Brest (trailing 0-2, Dupont’s men reduced the score, then equalized), the Savoyards will be keen to win for their first Ligue 1 match “at home.”
But they will have to contend with the determination of the Azuréens to redeem themselves. After suffering Lyon’s resurgence, Éric Roy would be quite displeased to lose against a fledgling promoted team.
Nineteenth in the standings, OGC Nice is up against the wall. Any result other than a win in Savoie would already complicate the Red and Black’s season.
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