Third place was up for grabs for Lille OSC and OGC Nice after AS Monaco lost to Montpellier HSC earlier this evening. Nice were travelling in good form and
Lille : Chevalier – Mandi, Diakité, Alexsandro, Ismaily – André (c), Bouaddi – Bakker, Haraldsson, Sahraoui – David. Nice : Bulka – Clauss, Ndayishimiye, Dante (c), Abdi – Boudaoui, Rosario, Diop – Cho, Laborde, Guessand. This match between LOSC and OGC Nice counting for the 18th day of Ligue 1 will be broadcast this Friday on DAZN, from 9:05 p.m.
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Two of Ligue 1’s top goal-scorers square off when Jonathan David (first with 11 goals) and Lille OSC host Evann Guessand (fifth with eight goals) and OGC Nice on January 17, 2025 at Stade
Tanguy Ndombélé, who missed the midweek Coupe de France victory over SC Bastia, is a doubt for OGC Nice as they prepare to take on Lille OSC on Friday night.
Lille warmed up for next week's trip to Liverpool in the Champions League by coming from behind to beat Nice 2-1 on Friday and climb up to third place in Ligue 1 as they capitalised on Monaco's surprise defeat earlier.
Monaco's challenging Ligue 1 season deteriorated further with a 2-1 defeat against last-placed Montpellier, surrendering third place to Lille. Despite early advantage, Monaco's defense faltered in the second half.