Ligue 1: Nice liquidates Montpellier 6-1 with a superb match
NICE. Nice demolishes Montpellier 6-1 with goals of
NICE. Nice demolishes Montpellier 6-1 with goals of Nicolas Pépé (15′), K. Thuram (35′), Nicolas Pépé (56′), Andy Delort (75′), Ross Barkley (85′) and Ross Barkley (85′). Regarding the opposition, Montpellier scored with T. Savanier (80′). Nice took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was held at the Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice on Wednesday and this began at 8:00 pm UTC. The referee was Bastien Dechepy who had the assistance of Brice Parinet Le Tellier and Julien Haulbert. The 4th official was Romain Perpinan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 1.5 degrees Celsius or 34.68 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 69%.
Match Statistics
Nice was in firm control of the ball 59% while Montpellier was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Nice was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 10 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Nice won the contest.
Nice shot 16 times, 10 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Montpellier shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Nice received 1 yellow card (Nicolas Pépé). On the other side, Montpellier received 1 yellow card (Wahbi Khazri).
After playing this match, Nice will have 24 points like Reims to stay in the 10th place. On the other side, Montpellier will stay with 17 points to stay in the 15th place.
Match Events
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15'15'
Nicolas Pépé
K. Thuram
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35'35'
K. Thuram
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43'43'
Mario Lemina
Hicham Boudaoui
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46'46'
A. Nordin
Béni Makouana
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56'56'
Nicolas Pépé
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61'61'
Wahbi Khazri
L. Leroy
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61'61'
Valère Germain
Stephy Mavididi
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63'63'
Wahbi Khazri
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63'63'
Nicolas Pépé
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67'67'
B. Bouanani
S. Diop
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67'67'
Andy Delort
S. Diop
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67'67'
Ross Barkley
Aaron Ramsey
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74'74'
Mamadou Sakho
M. Estève
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75'75'
Andy Delort
Gaëtan Laborde
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78'78'
Pablo Rosario
K. Thuram
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80'80'
T. Savanier
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85'85'
Ross Barkley
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85'85'
Ross Barkley
Andy Delort
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Nice will play away against Reims on the 15th of January with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Nice (7 draws).
Montpellier will host Nantes on the 15th of January with a 8-6 head to head in favor of Nantes (3 draws).
Nice: Formation and Lineups
Nice adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Lucien Favre chose to play with the following team: Kasper Schmeichel , Jordan Lotomba , Jean-Clair Todibo , Dante , Melvin Bard , Hicham Boudaoui , Khéphren Thuram , Nicolas Pépé , Aaron Ramsey , Sofiane Diop and Gaëtan Laborde .
Nice could not rely on the presence of Mario Lemina (injured).
Substitutes
Nice made 5 changes: Hicham Boudaoui for Mario Lemina (43′), S. Diop for B. Bouanani (67′), S. Diop for Andy Delort (67′), Aaron Ramsey for Ross Barkley (67′) and K. Thuram for Pablo Rosario (78′).
Top player: Khéphren Thuram
The player who no doubt impressed Nice the most was Khéphren Thuram.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Montpellier: Formation and Lineups
Also Montpellier adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Romain Pitau played with: Jonas Omlin , Falaye Sacko , Christopher Jullien , Maxime Estève , Faitout Maouassa , Jordan Ferri , Leo Leroy , Béni Makouana , Teji Savanier , Stephy Mavididi and Sepe Elye Wahi .
Montpellier could not rely on the presence of Mamadou Sakho (injured).
Substitutes
Montpellier made 4 changes: Béni Makouana for A. Nordin (46′), L. Leroy for Wahbi Khazri (61′), Stephy Mavididi for Valère Germain (61′) and M. Estève for Mamadou Sakho (74′).
Top player: Teji Savanier
Probably the most impressive player in Montpellier was Teji Savanier.
His rating is with 1 goal, 52 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tanishq Sharma
October 2021 marked Tanishq's joining of LOOTRS.com. In addition to writing for several newspapers, journals, and websites, he is the author of two cricket novels, Kings in Waiting and The Honorary Tyke. He still has a great deal of enthusiasm for Neil Warnock and Sheffield United.
