On February 5, one of the matches of the 22nd round of the French Football Championship took place. Met "Marseille" (France) and "Nice" (France).
Marseille - Nice - 1:3. French Championship, round 22French Championship, round 22
"Marseilles" (France) — "Nice" (France) — 1:3 (0:2)
Goals: Malinowski (60) — S. Diop (38), G. Laborde (44), B. Brahimi (85)
Warnings: Y. Ndayishimiye (59)
The match between Marseille and Nice turned out to be tense, and both teams had chances to score a goal in the first half. However, it was Nice that managed to break the deadlock in the 38th minute thanks to a goal from S. Diop. Shortly thereafter G. Laborde doubled the advantage of the guests in the 44th minute. Marseille made two substitutions early in the second half, replacing D. Payet and A. Sanchez with Vitinha and R. Malinovsky, respectively. In the 59th minute, Nice's Y. Ndayishimiye received a yellow card. A few minutes later, R. Malinovsky played one ball in favor of Marseille, giving them some hope of winning back. Then, in the 66th minute, Nice made two substitutions: S. Diop instead of B. Brahimi and A. Ramsey instead of H. Budaoui. Marseille responded with two substitutions of his own in the 70th minute: K. Mbemba and S. Kolasinac replaced V. Rongier and J. Verta. A few moments later, Nice invited T. Moffi and R. Barkley instead of Y. Ndayishimiye and P. Rosario. In the 82nd minute, Nice made the last couple of substitutions, replacing G. Laborde with A. Mendy, and Marseille replaced M. Guendouzi with A. Unai. Nice then took the final blow in the 85th minute with B. Brahimi scoring his third goal of the night. Ultimately, Nice emerged victorious 3–1 in this very competitive match.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Clermont - Marseille, Nice - Ajaccio.
