The noose tightens as the finish line approaches. Relaunched in the race for the Champions League after its prestige victory at the Parc des Princes against Paris Saint-Germain last week (3-1), the OGC Nice had the opportunity to make the first big blow of this 32nd day of Ligue 1.
The Aiglons could temporarily climb on the third step of the podium and send a message to their competitors, while all these beautiful people stand in a pocket handkerchief. For this, Franck Haise's training was to tame the Stade de Reims, which still fights for its survival in the elite.
A more delicate match to negotiate than it seems for Nice, since once again, Franck Haise was confronted with a real headache with the serious injuries of Abdelmonem and Ndayishimiye, causing an almost total overhaul of defense. As in the capital, Bard was repositioned behind, leaving his role as piston in Abdi, while Clauss chained on the other side. Sanson was also called upon to confirm after his great performance in the park.
Nice ensures the essentials
Effective in the two areas of truth, the Niçois took over over a Rémoise formation which did not have the necessary springs to hope for better. The Aiglons found the opening from the quarter of an hour by Morgan Sanson. The former Marseillais reoffended after his copy in Paris by triggering a beautiful half-volley that hit the bull's eye (1-0, 15th).
Reims, which has proven its ability to worry the big displacements this season, sought to worry its host on rapid transitions, but the Champagne club was deprived of one of its two Japanese internationals, Ito. An absence that weighed for Rémois in lack of success, despite a threatening Nakamura. Nice did not shine and even rested on this advantage, falling into a false rhythm. But the Aiglons hung on to keep it to the end. The gym continues its series and puts pressure on its competitors.
