Fortunately, there was this famous qualification in the Europa League Conference last Thursday. Without this success, the month of August would have been totally tossed on the Nice side. After a draw in Toulouse and against Strasbourg, the Gym has just had two defeats in a row in Ligue 1. In Clermont last week and finally this debacle against Marseille in the Mediterranean derby this Sunday.
For the premiere of Nicolas Pépé in Lucien Favre’s XI, the Aiglons did not offer anything in the game. The Marseillais were able to play quietly on their qualities. Alexis Sanchez offered himself a double without shaking. The liveliness on the Olympian sides showed all the work that remains to be done to reach this level for the people of Nice in this sector. Nuno Tavares even scored his 3rd in 4 matches. 3-0 at halftime, the game is over.
The Aiglons, who are having a string of matches at the moment, clearly did not have the energy to turn the tide.
There is one match left in August, this Wednesday 31 in Lille. It remains to be seen whether the people of Nice will raise their heads or sink into the spiral and accumulate an irretrievable delay in the standings.