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Angel Gomes is back for Lille, who are without six players due to injury with Edon Zhegrova now absent.
Nice

Pablo Rosario returns from a ban and is expected to start.
Five players are missing for the visitors.
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90+8'

The referee blows his whistle for the final time to end this match.
90+5'

Jonathan David (Lille) shoots from the edge of the penalty area. The ball travels towards the bottom left corner, but Marcin Bulka easily deals with the threat.
90+4'

A player from Nice commits an attacking foul. The referee blows his whistle.
90+4'

A good clearance by a defender means the corner comes to nothing for Nice.
90+3'

Jonathan Clauss (Nice) produces a quality cross into the box, but the opposition's defence intercepts the ball and spanks it away.
90+1'

Substitution. Hakon Arnar Haraldsson makes his way off the pitch and Aissa Mandi (Lille) comes on as his replacement.
90

There will be a minimum of 7 min. of added time.
88'

Tanguy Ndombele (Nice) can't expect anything else than a yellow card for his hard tackle. And a yellow it is. Francois Letexier didn't think twice about pulling it out of his pocket.
87'

Evann Guessand slides a brilliant pass into Melvin Bard (Nice), but his shot from inside the box goes a whisker wide of the left post.
83'

Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) takes out his opponent with a nasty challenge and is relieved when the referee only gives him a booking.
83'

An attempted cross from Evann Guessand (Nice) is cleared.
80'

That will be all from Mitchel Bakker who is being replaced by the fresh legs of Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille).
78'

Franck Haise prepares a substitution. Mohamed-Ali Cho is replaced by Bernard Nguene (Nice).
77'

Here comes a substitution. Badredine Bouanani (Nice) is brought on as a substitute for Sofiane Diop.
77'

Substitution. Gaetan Laborde makes way for Youssoufa Moukoko (Nice).
77'

Franck Haise has decided to substitute Ali Abdi and he is replaced by Melvin Bard (Nice).
76'

Tanguy Ndombele (Nice) delivers a lovely cross into the penalty area. Nevertheless, an opposition defender is alert and averts the danger with a brilliant clearance.
74'

Substitution. Ngalayel Mukau (Lille) in, Andre Gomes out.
74'

Good movement by Evann Guessand (Nice), but he can't find any of his teammates as the cross is poor.
72'

Alexsandro (Lille) attempts to send a low pass into the box from the edge of the penalty area, but the opposition's defence knocks the ball to safety.
70'

Nice quickly take a corner kick with a short pass.
70'

Gaetan Laborde (Nice) attempts to send over a cross in order to find one of his teammates, but an opposition defender averts the danger by intercepting the effort. The ball goes behind for a corner. Nice will have an opportunity to threaten the opposition's goal.
69'

Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) brings his opponent down with a tackle and Francois Letexier blows his whistle for a foul.
67'

One of the Nice players tripped an opponent and conceded a foul.
65'

Bafode Diakite (Lille) bravely wins the ball from the corner but can't direct it on target, sending it well wide of the left post from near the penalty spot.
65'

Mitchel Bakker (Lille) steps up to send the ball in.
65'

Hakon Arnar Haraldsson (Lille) slaloms his way past challenges, but an opposing player does well to get the ball away. Lille have been awarded a corner kick.
63'

Goal! The rebound fell to Bafode Diakite (Lille) and he fired home from close range. The score is 2:1.
63'

The ball goes out of play. Lille are awarded a corner kick.
62'

One of the defenders reacts at the last minute to brilliantly block a pass from Mitchel Bakker (Lille).
58'

Ismaily (Lille) fails to pick a body out in the box with an over-hit cross to the back post.
58'

The linesman signals a throw-in for Lille.
54'

Ismaily (Lille) sends a pass into the penalty area, but the opponent manages to cut it out.
52'

Tanguy Ndombele (Nice) is clearly asking for some medical attention with his painful gestures. The extent of his injury is yet to be discovered.
51'

Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) produces an inaccurate low pass into the box that is blocked by the one of the defenders. If this pass had slipped through, the ball would have probably ended up in the back of the net.
48'

Goal - 1:1! Jonathan David tees up Hakon Arnar Haraldsson (Lille) inside the box and he curls the ball into the left side of the net and past Marcin Bulka.
46'

Bruno Genesio has decided to make a substitution during the half-time break. Osame Sahraoui (Lille) comes on the pitch for Remy Cabella.
46'

Everything is set for the start of the second half.
45+4'

The end of the first half.
45+2'

Tanguy Ndombele (Nice) gathers the ball inside the box and produces a snap shot. The ball, though, only brushes the left post.
45+2'

Nice force a corner. They send men into the box.
45+2'

Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) unleashes a powerful shot towards goal, but it is bravely blocked by a self-sacrificing defender.
45

3 min. of stoppage-time to be played.
45'

The corner from Remy Cabella (Lille) is intercepted by the defence.
44'

The corner is swung in but Lille can’t take advantage as a defender sweeps the ball away.
44'

Marcin Bulka leaps like a salmon to deny Thomas Meunier (Lille), whose effort is headed to the top left corner of the goal, but isn't powerful enough to find its way into the back of the net. The referee and his assistant both point at the corner flag. Lille will have an opportunity to threaten the opposition's goal.
42'

Francois Letexier shows a yellow card to Jonathan Clauss (Nice), who isn't surprised as the tackle was really hard and late.
40'

Bafode Diakite (Lille) missed a great opportunity! He finds himself some space near the penalty spot and plants a header goalwards which lacks both power and accuracy. The ball goes well wide of the right post!
40'

Lille have an opportunity from a mid-range free kick.
34'

Francois Letexier shows the yellow card to Benjamin Andre (Lille) for a heavy challenge.
32'

Nice have been awarded a corner kick. The referee and one of his assistants both point at the corner flag.
29'

Goal! Sofiane Diop (Nice) was in the right place at the right time to pounce on the rebound inside the box and gleefully rifles the ball home. It's 0:1.
28'

Gaetan Laborde (Nice) missed a great opportunity! He jumped for a cross and headed towards goal from the penalty spot, but the ball sailed well wide of the left post!
26'

A player from Lille commits a rough challenge. Francois Letexier blows for a foul and keeps the game under control.
25'

Lille work the corner short. The ball is passed to a nearby teammate.
23'

A player from Nice takes his opponent down, the referee blows his whistle for a foul.
22'

Ali Abdi (Nice) sends a lofted cross into the penalty area. Unfortunately for him, the opponent's defence deals with his cross comfortably and intercepts it.
18'

Mitchel Bakker (Lille) didn't manage to convert the resulting corner kick into a goal. He produced a header from a dangerous position inside the box, but it goes well wide of the left post.
18'

The ball is out of play and Lille manage to earn a corner.
17'

Lille have a chance to score from a corner kick, but the ball is cleared by a defender.
15'

The resulting set piece from Nice is comfortably intercepted by one of the defending players.
14'

Franck Haise is forced to make a change. Pablo Rosario (Nice) is unable to continue due to injury, Tanguy Ndombele comes on.
13'

Sofiane Diop (Nice) places a shot from the edge of the box towards the bottom right corner, but Lucas Chevalier makes a terrific save to deny him. Nice play all round! The ball goes out for a corner. Nice can continue in their attacking effort.
12'

Francois Letexier interrupts the game. One of the players from Lille won the ball, but his effort is adjudged unfair.
11'

A pass by Hakon Arnar Haraldsson (Lille) ends up in no man's land, and the attacking effort comes to an end.
9'

Jonathan David (Lille) pounces on the cross into the centre of the box, but hangs his head in shame after sending his header well wide of the left post when the keeper was on his backside.
7'

Pablo Rosario (Nice) is down injured and the referee stops play so that he can receive medical treatment.
5'

Pablo Rosario (Nice) meets a cross inside the box, but he is unable to produce an accurate header and it goes just over the bar.
4'

It will be a corner kick for Nice.
3'

Nice can’t profit from the corner as the defence clear the ball upfield.
3'

Gaetan Laborde (Nice) places a shot from the edge of the box towards the top right corner, but Lucas Chevalier makes a terrific save to deny him. Nice play all round!
3'

Remy Cabella (Lille) races towards goal but the defender gets back well to make a challenge.
1'

The referee blows his whistle and we are underway.

The players are out at last! Lille will take the kick-off.

The referee of today's match will be Francois Letexier.

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