OGC Nice hosts Gazelec Ajaccio this afternoon at 5 PM. The objective for the Niçois is simple: reclaim third place.
Nice is no longer on the podium, but Nice has not yet played. Like in a game of poker, Nice is the last team to bet among the three that could claim a podium spot this weekend. Rennes put three points on the table on Friday night by beating OM. Lyon followed suit yesterday, defeating Nantes to move ahead of Courbis’s team. Now it’s Nice’s turn to speak. Especially since more than the third place, the runner-up spot is still within reach. The Monegasques have drawn a tough hand in this round as they will travel to Paris tonight at 9 PM. As a result, Nice can come back within just 2 points and continue to assert its position in the race for the Champions League.
To achieve this, OGC Nice will be able to count on all its key players in the offensive sector and is expected to start with its trio Ben Arfa-Plea-Germain. It’s an opportunity for Ben Arfa to respond after being left out by Didier Deschamps for the French national team matches. The playmaker for the Eagles sees his place in the Euro slipping away and will certainly be eager to make the French coach regret omitting him.
In the meantime, before the international break, the entire team will have to expend their last energies in the battle. But be careful, Gazélec is at a wall and would find themselves back in the relegation zone if they lose. Enough to give extra motivation to a team dangerous on the counterattack.
Nothing will be easy for the Gym, and rest will have to be earned to the very end.
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