All eyes and Bordeaux hearts will therefore be turned towards the Allianz Arena in Nice, hoping for a Nice victory to tell themselves that there is still a tiny hope of grabbing a place as a play-off.
In what state of mind will the Niçois be?
Beaten in the final of the Coupe de France on Saturday evening by Nantes, Nice could take a three-point lead over Strasbourg and be perfectly placed for the final race in Europe. As Christophe Galtier the Nice coach said yesterday at a press conference.
We have a very important match that can put us back in fifth place and three days later, we will host LOSC to fight until the end of the season. We did not manage to qualify through the Coupe de France for a European Cup, but we still have the opportunity to qualify for a European Cup through the championship – Christophe Galtier
Too shaken by Saturday’s loss to win
Qualified for the final of the Coupe de France for the first time in 25 years, Nice digests with difficulty, not so much its defeat but especially its poor performance because the team missed out on its match. The days that followed were hectic and the dynamic is not Nice according to Yon Ecenarro of France Bleu Gironde
I don’t believe it. In fact, I think Saint-Etienne will not lose. On the Nice side, they have a lot of trouble offensively. In Bordeaux, if we play half a football match, we have to hit them at home and since we didn’t do anything, we lost. Let’s not forget that there are currently also rumors about Christophe Galtier, who may not continue next year with the eaglets. Nice is a young group and I don’t think that’s trivial. Afterwards, on paper, there is no picture they must win against Saint-Etienne, but they are struggling offensively. I think there will be a draw – Yon Ecenarro
Nice, Saint-Etienne of course, but we must not forget the others
The stakes are high for both teams. If they win, the greens would be tied on points with Lorient and in better conditions to try to avoid the play-offs. Director of US Bouscat football, Patrick Estampes is counting on the motivation of Christophe Galtier and does not forget the third team: Metz.
A priori, Galtier wants to put the team back on the right track to finish the season as well as possible since it is also important for him to be European. Then gaining a place in the championship means having better remuneration for the club with the redistribution of TV rights. There is the dynamic of Metz. They went for that third goal to win the game against Lyon. On the other hand, there, there is someone on the bench and we see that he has reboosted his troops. The dynamic is for them, not for us – Patrick Estampes
Because Bordeaux is now a point behind Metz but the Lorraine region has a complicated schedule with a last match at the Parc des Princes. The destiny of Bordeaux is played out first tonight! In the event of a Saint-Etienne victory, the Girondins are in league 2. In the event of a draw for the greens, they will have to lose their last two games, that Metz do not take more than 4 points out of 6 and that David Guion’s men won their last two meetings. An alignment of the planets which today seems difficult to imagine.