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Nice

Franck Haise's side have been hit with an injury crisis, as seven out of the usual starting XI are injured or are injury doubts.
Cho remains a doubt along with Hichem Boudaoui, while Morgan Sanson is nearing a return.
Confirmed long-term absentees include Terem Moffi and Gaetan Laborde for this match.
AS Monaco

Eliesse Ben Seghir is in great form, having scored a brace in the international break for Morocco, he may get the nod over Golovin.
First-choice goalkeeper Radoslaw Majecki made his return against Lille last weekend.
Adi Hütter has returned to a 4-2-3-1 formation in recent games.
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90+5'

Nothing more will happen in this game as the referee blows for full time.
90+3'

Kassoum Ouattara (Monaco) slaloms his way past challenges, but an opposing player does well to get the ball away.
90+1'

Nice quickly take a corner kick with a short pass.
90

We will have 4 min. of added time.
90'

Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) connected with a pass around the edge of the box, aimed and shot. His attempt went low towards the middle of the target, but Marcin Bulka was alert and the score remained the same.
86'

It will be a substitution. Badredine Bouanani (Nice) is ready to enter the pitch as Evann Guessand walks off.
85'

Caio Henrique (Monaco) is being substituted because of an injury. Adi Hutter sends Kassoum Ouattara on the pitch.
84'

Sofiane Diop (Nice) puts a dangerous cross into the box, but the corner is cleared by the first man.
82'

Sofiane Diop (Nice) tries to slide the ball through to a teammate but it's well blocked by a defender. The referee blows his whistle, Nice are awarded a corner kick.
81'

Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) connected with a pass around the edge of the box, aimed and shot. His attempt went towards the bottom left corner, but Radoslaw Majecki was alert and the score remains the same.
81'

Sofiane Diop (Nice) decides to speed play up with a short corner kick.
79'

Here is a change. Jeremie Boga is going off and Franck Haise gives the last tactical orders to Sofiane Diop (Nice).
79'

That's the end of the game for Tom Louchet, who is replaced by Antoine Mendy (Nice).
79'

The foul by Breel Embolo (Monaco) was seen by Jeremie Pignard who didn't hesitate to blow the whistle.
77'

Melvin Bard (Nice) has to be very careful for the rest of the match after receiving a yellow card from the referee for a bad tackle on an opponent.
77'

Evann Guessand (Nice) delivers a lovely cross into the penalty area. Nevertheless, an opposition defender is alert and averts the danger with a brilliant clearance.
76'

Adi Hutter has decided to substitute Lamine Camara and he is replaced by George Ilenikhena (Monaco).
75'

A substitution has been made. Takumi Minamino is replaced by Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco).
75'

Flag up against Ali Abdi (Nice). He had space to move into behind the defence, but he went too soon.
71'

Gaetan Laborde (Nice) gets one-on-one with the goalkeeper and takes an early shot which finds the back of the net.
70'

Caio Henrique (Monaco) launches the ball from the resulting corner, but one of the defenders is first to the ball and deals with the threat.
69'

Melvin Bard (Nice) is untouchable as he tricks his way into the box. His shot, though, lacks a little bit of accuracy and flies a whisker wide of the left post. That would have been a great goal!
68'

Gaetan Laborde (Nice) fizzes over a cross which doesn't cause any problems.
68'

The ball is out of play and the linesman points at the corner flag. Corner to Nice.
67'

Jeremie Boga (Nice) passes the ball from the edge of the box in order to find his teammate, who is in a good scoring position, but the defender blocks the pass and spanks the ball to safety.
65'

Ali Abdi (Nice) fails to find a teammate across the pitch with a long ball. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Monaco.
64'

Gaetan Laborde (Nice) sends a teasing cross into the area, but Radoslaw Majecki intercepts the ball.
63'

Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) takes a mid-range shot, but it lacks accuracy and it goes way over the bar.
61'

The referee signals a substitution. Gaetan Laborde (Nice) is brought on as a substitute for Mohamed-Ali Cho.
61'

Evann Guessand (Nice) sends a weak shot high over the bar from the edge of the box.
60'

Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) times his run too early and the linesman raises his flag for offside.
58'

The corner is swung in but Nice can’t take advantage as a defender sweeps the ball away.
58'

Lamine Camara (Monaco) gets a shot from the edge of the box, but it crashes against the crossbar!
57'

Jeremie Boga (Nice) came close to scoring. He connected with a pass inside the box and perhaps should have done better than direct his shot straight at Radoslaw Majecki.
56'

A long ball forward to Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) is intercepted.
54'

Evann Guessand (Nice) makes a driving run into the box but he cannot work any space for a shot.
52'

The game is interrupted because of a yellow card that is shown to Lamine Camara (Monaco).
52'

Jeremie Boga (Nice) receives a well-played pass inside the penalty area and shoots. His effort sails well wide of the right post.
51'

Takumi Minamino (Monaco) tries to find Breel Embolo with a clever through ball from the corner of the box, but the defence is alert to the danger and makes a clearance.
49'

Evann Guessand (Nice) goes on a solo run, but he fails to create a chance as an opposition player blocks him.
48'

Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) trips an opponent with a slide tackle. Jeremie Pignard stops the game and he could give him a card, but eventually decides on just a warning.
47'

A corner kick by Nice is thwarted by the well prepared Radoslaw Majecki (Monaco).
46'

Ali Abdi (Nice) nearly creates a chance, but his attempt to pick out a teammate with a through ball does not come off. Nice have a corner.
46'

The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Soungoutou Magassa departs the field of play to be replaced by Krepin Diatta (Monaco).
46'

The players are back out on the pitch following the half-time break and the second half is about to start.
45+6'

The first half of today's match has just finished.
45+6'

A player from Nice commits an attacking foul. The referee blows his whistle.
45+4'

The referee shows the yellow card to Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice).
45+4'

Vanderson (Monaco) is sent off! He justly receives a yellow card and it is his second one, a red card must be given. The match ends for him.
45+1'

Perfectly taken free kick! Ali Abdi sends a cross in and Evann Guessand (Nice) leaps high to connect with it on the edge of the 6-yard box. His close-range header goes into the top right corner and the score changes to 1:1.
45

The fourth official shows 3 min. of added time.
45'

Wilfried Singo (Monaco) is booked after bringing down an opponent. Jeremie Pignard had an easy-decision to make.
43'

Vanderson (Monaco) looks to break free, but an opposing player clears the ball away.
39'

Breel Embolo (Monaco) gets on the end of a pass inside the box and fires into the bottom left corner. The goalkeeper was helpless.
37'

Caio Henrique (Monaco) commits a minor foul to interrupt the attacking move of his opponent and is warned by the referee that he will get a yellow card if he does it again.
35'

The resulting corner from Caio Henrique (Monaco) comes to nothing.
35'

Jeremie Pignard shows a yellow card to Vanderson (Monaco) for his blatant foul.
34'

Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) whips the ball into the penalty area, but one of the defenders is alert and spanks it away. Monaco will take a corner kick.
33'

Some great controlled play and passing in the middle of the pitch from Monaco.
32'

Pablo Rosario (Nice) is moving okay again after that injury scare.
30'

Pablo Rosario (Nice) is down injured and the referee stops play so that he can receive medical treatment.
30'

Thilo Kehrer (Monaco) leaps highest in the penalty area to get on the end of a cross from the set piece, and he produces a promising goal-bound header towards the roof of the net, but Marcin Bulka pulls off a decent save to deny him.
26'

Jeremie Boga (Nice) picks up a precise pass deep inside the box, but his strike is saved by the keeper.
25'

Jeremie Pignard interrupts the game. One of the players from Nice won the ball, but his effort is adjudged unfair.
25'

The goal by Monaco won't count as it has been disallowed due to offside on the advice of the video assistant referee!
24'

The Monaco players halt their celebrations as referee Jeremie Pignard makes the VAR signal to review the goal, most likely to ascertain if there was an offside in the build-up play.
22'

Goal! Breel Embolo (Monaco) has the simplest of tasks to roll the ball into an empty net from close range after a rebound left the keeper stranded. 0:1.
21'

Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) receives a neat pass inside the box and instantly thumps the ball goalward, but a defender makes a last ditch block to deny him.
20'

Caio Henrique (Monaco) takes the corner but it's cleared.
20'

Takumi Minamino (Monaco) did his best to latch on to a crossfield pass, but it was too long and it goes out of play.
19'

Monaco take the corner, but their hopes of scoring a goal end with a nice clearance by the defence.
18'

Monaco failed to take advantage of the corner as the opposition's defence was alert and averted the threat. The ball goes out for a corner. Monaco can continue in their attacking effort.
17'

Caio Henrique (Monaco) delivers a long ball, but it lacks enough power to reach his teammates and is intercepted by one of the defenders. Good work from Monaco as they win a corner.
15'

This yellow card was deserved. The tackle by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco) was quite harsh and Jeremie Pignard didn't hesitate to show him a yellow card.
12'

Takumi Minamino (Monaco) sends a chip pass into the box, but Marcin Bulka is quickest to intercept the ball.
11'

Vanderson (Monaco) sends a cross into the box, but the opposition's defence clears the ball to safety.
9'

Evann Guessand (Nice) flights in the cross, but the defender is alert and clears to safety.
9'

The ball possession at the moment is 33:67.
6'

A player from Monaco commits an attacking foul. The referee blows his whistle.
5'

The referee and one of his assistants signal for a corner kick to Monaco.
5'

Takumi Minamino (Monaco) sends a sweet pass into the penalty area, but one of the defenders averts the danger. Corner kick. Monaco will have an opportunity.
4'

Vanderson (Monaco) makes a rough challenge and the referee blows for a foul.
2'

Dangerous play by Denis Zakaria (Monaco). Jeremie Pignard blows his whistle for a foul.
1'

The first half has just begun.

The players are on the pitch and Nice will have the kick-off.

Jeremie Pignard got the nomination for today's game and will try his best to be a fair judge and not make any mistakes.

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