Nice has its eyes on Ligue 1’s top four in Wednesday’s matchup as it visits a Marseille team regaining its confidence.
Things are on the up for Marseille after going unbeaten in back-to-back games for the first time in a month. A win over Nice on Wednesday would pull Les Olympiens back up to seventh in Ligue 1. The club’s progress under Jean-Louis Gasset was temporarily halted after losing five in a row across all competitions recently, but a place in the Europa League semifinals following by a first league point in almost six weeks has lifted spirits on France’s south coast. For all this season’s struggles, Marseille remains one of Ligue 1’s best performers on home soil and welcomes a Nice side that’s won just one of its last five road trips.
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It seemed the honeymoon period under Gasset was well and truly over at the Stade Velodrome, but there’s once again light visible at the end of the tunnel for a team that could still clinch a top-six finish.
Both Marseille and Nice boast a game in hand over most of their competition as things stand, making this mid-week fixture of vital importance to their respective campaigns at this late stage.
After four straight defeats away from home, Marseille appeared destined for a fifth on Sunday before Faris Moumbagna snatched a point thanks to his stupendous overhead kick in the 96th minute.
That’s after the Cameroonian youngster scored the 1-0 winner against Benfica last week to force extra time in the Europa League quarterfinals, with Marseille eventually triumphing on penalties.
Gasset will once again look to Moumbagna to help make the difference against Nice, who is unbeaten in two road fixtures after clinching valuable results away to Lens (3-1) and Reims (0-0).
Les Aiglons bullied Lorient to a 3-0 when they were last in action at home on Friday, and they make the trip west to the Velodrome hoping to replicate last year’s 3-1 victory at the same ground.
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