After the French Cup, it’s time for the League Cup! OGC Nice hosts Dijon Football Côte d’Or tonight at the Stade du Ray for a quarter-final that could allow them to reach the semi-finals if they win!
The final lost in 2006 against Nancy is still on the minds of many Nice supporters… Six years later, René Marsiglia’s men have never been so close to another final at the Stade de France.
Two matches, that’s the (high) price to pay for the Eagles if they want to return to Paris. First step tonight, against Dijon, at the Stade du Ray for a quarter-final well within Nice’s reach, especially after last Saturday’s very serious match against Marck in the French Cup. The Gym must stay on this good track and secure a second win in two matches in 2012 to restart the championship in the best possible way and avoid relegation.
Ospina, Civelli, and Guié Guié return
Suspended in the French Cup against Marck, Ospina and Civelli are back in the squad. However, it’s still unclear who will guard the Nice goal. Even though it was agreed that Raul Fernandez, the Peruvian goalkeeper, would play both cups, coach René Marsiglia hesitates and doesn’t particularly want his number 1 goalkeeper, David Ospina, to make his return to competition directly against Brest on Saturday during the next league day, which is the club’s priority. “The two national cups are back-to-back so it really falls at a bad time, I need to talk with both. It’s bothersome to start Ospina in the league without him having played an official match beforehand… It would be good to get him back in the swing of things before Brest.” Abraham Guié Guié is also expected to return to the squad. The forward has been absent for a month due to the beginning of a pubalgia.
The squad for the match: OSPINA, FERNANDEZ, CIVELLI, PEJCINOVIC, GOMIS, MONZON, CLERC, DIGARD, SABLE, ABRIEL, HELLEBUYCK, MERIEM, HENNION, MOUNIER, DJA DJEDJE, GUIE GUIE, GONCALVES, BOSETTI
