For their last home match of the year, the Gym must win against the struggling Bordeaux team. The final outing of the year at the Allianz Riviera promises to be festive and lively!
The Gym’s next opponent (this Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Allianz Riviera) Bordeaux is going through a rough patch. On the podium after the 7th day, Jocelyn Gourvennec’s men have indeed not been able to maintain the same pace in the autumn.
In the last 10 league games, the navy blue and white team have only earned 5 new points (against Nantes, 1-1; Marseille, 1-1; and Saint-Étienne, 3-0), each time at home. They’ve faced 7 defeats, the most recent being against Strasbourg at home (0-3). “All matches are complicated, even more so for us currently, in a period that is not prosperous,” acknowledged Jocelyn Gourvennec in a press conference this Friday. “We have 2 matches left to steer back on track at the end of the first half of the season with the trip to Nice and the reception of Montpellier. We must give ourselves the means to achieve 2 results to finish well.”
THE NICE SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Cardinale, Benitez.
Defenders: Souquet, Marlon, Burner, Le Marchand, Sarr, Dante
Midfielders: Tameze, Seri, Lees-Melou, Mendy, Koziello, Makengo
Forwards: Saint-Maximin, Balotelli, Srarfi, Pléa
THE BORDEAUX SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Costil, Prior, Mandanda
Defenders: Sabaly, Poundjé, Toulalan, Jovanovic, Pellenard, Carrique
Midfielders: Otavio, Lerager, Sankharé, Plasil, Vada, Youssouf
Forwards: Malcom, Kamano, Cafu, De Préville, Taha
THE REFEREE
The last match of the year at the Allianz Riviera will be refereed by Ruddy Buquet. The two assistants appointed for this 18th day of Ligue 1 match are Frédéric Cano and Guillaume Debart.
