Jovanovic sort
He gives way to Brandley Kuwas, an international from Curaçao.
Nice is awkward today
Ramsey is present in the right place on a cross from Gouiri in the action following a corner, but the former Arsenal is a little embarrassed and does not manage to hand over to a teammate.
Ramsey very close to calming the stadium
Powerful cross from Brahimi, and the Welshman tries an aerial heel which does not find the target. An equalizer would have been good for the people of Nice!
A change at the heart of the game for Nice
Rosario replaces Lemina in a sector that is suffering.
DOUBLE MIRACLE POUR NICE !
On a corner, the ball is saved twice on the line by the two players at the posts. It was billiards, but kudos to Atal and Bard for the reflex.
Be careful not to sink
Atal must intervene in extremis on a vicious cross. The Bloomfield Stadium is in fusion, and we must now avoid taking a second for the Aiglons.
THE CATASTROPHE SCENARIO …
Perica can go deep following a deflection of a teammate’s head. Schmeichel’s exit is a little too short and Maccabi’s number 9 can lob him… 1-0!
Brahimi is warned
Small excess of commitment, as for Ilie.
Jovanovic crushes his shot too much from outside the box
It is more difficult in the second period for the Niçois. Something to stir up the regrets of not having scored in the first act.
More changes
Just before the cool break, Parfait replaced Van Overeem on the Maccabi side. We hope for Nice that it is misnamed.
Perica takes the place of Zahavi.
Free kick full axis at 30 meters in favor of Nice…
Delort tries his luck in force. This puts Peretz in difficulty, who releases the ball but close enough to him to grab it.
Double change on the Nice side
The wingers are changed: Ilie and Stengs are replaced by Gouiri and Brahimi.
Maccabi are really better in the second half
Nice collective movement on the right, and it takes Dante’s sense of placement to clear the center for a corner.
Stengs is not successful
The Dutchman does not achieve much, and sometimes even puts his team in danger with his missed passes. It’s always complicated for him outside the Eredivisie.
Nice responds to Maccabi
Two attempts almost in quick succession. On a cross from the left, Stengs fails to frame his volley. On a cross from the right, Ramsey fails to fit his head.
The locals are more aggressive than in the first half
A little too much for Bard’s taste, who claims a foul in front of the box. The loss of ball is fortunately without consequences, since the strike which follows a few seconds later is largely above.
The first warning is for a Nice
Ilie throws herself and is late. He crushes an opponent’s ankle and receives a logical yellow.
Maccabi seem more enterprising than in the first half
But the first minutes had already been the best for the Israeli club.
A change on the Israeli side
Davidzada replaces Hozez in the left lane.
Here we go once more !
Nice have 45 minutes to take the lead before the second leg.
0-0 at the break between Maccabi Tel-Aviv and OGC Nice!
We can regret that the Niçois, who had the best chances, are not in front of the scoreboard. But we can also be confident for the future if the Aiglons continue like this.
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Peretz is the man of this first period
The Israeli goalkeeper kicks out a shot from Delort from a tight angle. Not his most complicated stop, but he continues to repel Nice’s attempts.
THERE IS ALWAYS A LITTLE SOMETHING MISSING
Thuram had done well to break through, but his last pass found no partner. He might have tried to strike, even if the angle was tight.
NICE A DANGER!
It took a set piece. A first free kick is cleared in panic. In the process, the ball returns to the surface with a returning center. There are always people in front of goal and Schmeichel cannot intervene. No one touches the ball, which ends up just wide of the post. Phew!
Nice is still relatively safe
The Aiglons have not yet found the fault, but they leave very few chances to Maccabi Tel-Aviv. Striker Zahavi is coming down more and more often to touch the ball.
PERETZ IS RELAXING WELL!
We will note the name of the young Israeli goalkeeper (22 years old) in a corner, because he is the man of the match for the moment. Ramsey’s turn to be found deep. His cross shot is strong, but Peretz pulls out a nice horizontal to push the ball away.
Schmeichel touches the ball
It’s been a long time, and his save following a too soft header from a corner wasn’t the most difficult of his career.
It’s time for a cool break
Hopefully she won’t cut the momentum from the match, as it’s clearly in OGCN’s favour. Les Aiglons had the best chances, hitting the post and forcing Peretz into a big save in particular.
Nice comeback from Nice
That’s the Favre touch, even if Lemina is caught when arming following a pass from Ilie.
WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY, AGAIN!
You won’t regret them! Delort is well found in depth and tries his luck from a tight angle. It’s on the post and the ball comes back to Ilie, who has the goal wide open but is surprised and hits wide! It is not possible…
WHAT A PARADE BY PERETZ!
The Israeli international hopefuls was hesitant at the start of his outing from a corner, but made up for it well with a tonic tap on a well-slammed header from Thuram.
Nice is looking for the flaw
Ilie carries the ball a little too much in front of the box. He can finally shift Atal, who looks on his feet and whose vicious center is deflected for a corner.
It’s already the third round for Maccabi Tel-Aviv
The Israelis knocked out FK Zira (Azerbaijan) and Aris Salonika (Greece) earlier in the competition.
The first quarter of an hour is reassuring for Nice
The Aiglons continue to have the ball and to be in the opposing camp. Stengs approaches the box, but gives the ball away in the wrong tempo.
OGCN keeps the ball
The stadium inevitably whistles on this long possession, but it still helps to calm the atmosphere a little.
Another hot situation for the Gym
Delort, who had taken over a center from Bard slightly deflected with a header by a Nice player, was offside anyway and had seen his shot from close range repelled by Peretz. But it can give hope to the people of Nice.
ILIE IS BLOCKED AT THE LAST MOMENT!
Small number of the Romanian, who transplanted in the axis from the left, eliminates a defender at the entrance to the surface and sees his shot being finally pushed back by another Maccabi player.
The Maccabi starts by pressing high
Thuram, with the ball at his feet, cannot even make one of the breakthroughs of which he has the secret. He is forced to lie down, and lose the ball.
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Let’s go !
Nice is 180 minutes from the group stage of the Europa League Conference, where it might be the only French club (pending possible transfers following the fall).
The players enter the pitch
Nice atmosphere at the stadium, with a tifo in kop and even on the side where the supporters form the striped colors of Maccabi (blue and yellow). The stadium is sold out.
250 Nice supporters are there
A nice parking lot made possible by the existence of a section of fans in Israel, who therefore came to encourage the Aiglons.
Les Aiglons in 4-3-3, Gouiri on the bench
With three rookies on the field: Schmeichel in goal, Ramsey in the middle, Ilie in front.
Nice: Schmeichel – Atal, Todibo, Dante, Bard – Thuram, Lemina, Ramsey – Stengs, Delort, Ilie.
Replacements: Bulka, Boulhendi, Daniliuc, Mendy, Lotomba, Viti, Beka Beka, Rosario, Claude-Maurice, Brahimi, Bouanani, Gouiri.
Why should Nice be wary of Zahavi?
Answer in video, and supporting stats.
Eran Zahavi starter with the locals
It’s the best-known name of Maccabi Tel-Aviv’s starting XI. The 35-year-old striker returned to his country following two seasons at PSV Eindhoven.
Maccabi Tel-Aviv: Peretz – Bitton, Yeini, Saborit – Geraldes, Golasa, van Overeem, Kanichowsky, Hozez – Zahavi, Jovanovic.
Replacements: Tenenbaum, Nachmias, Perica, Biton, Kuwas, Parfait, Rikan, Davidzada, Kandil, Piven, Turgeman, Gloukh.
The compositions have fallen!
Maccabi Tel-Aviv: Peretz – Bitton, Yeini, Saborit – Geraldes, Golasa, van Overeem, Kanichowsky, Hozez – Zahavi, Jovanovic.
Nice: Schmeichel – Atal, Todibo, Dante, Bard – Thuram, Lemina, Ramsey – Stengs, Delort, Ilie.
A weighty context
The match will be held at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, a region at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Our reporter present on the spot takes stock of the special atmosphere that reigns before this barrage.
Favre does not hide
The Aiglons coach is clearly aiming for qualification for the group stage of the Europa League Conference, while the return play-off will be held next Thursday in Nice.
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