During the last three days, the Nice club has just offered in turn the scalp of Lille (1-0), Lens (1-0) and Marseille (3-1), three candidates for Europe.

Enough to put the Gym back in eighth place (34 pts) after a disastrous start to the season which cost coach Lucien Favre his place.

Didier Digard, former assistant to the Swiss, took over the reins of the team in mid-January.

Since then, the Aiglons have regained their wings (4 wins, 1 draw), which gives them a chance to aim for European qualification at the end of the season... and to do well in the round of 16 of the Europa League Conference at the start of March (9 and March 16).

"We are in a very good period", admitted Digard, while remaining cautious about this upturn: "We may have a string of victories, we remain in the soft underbelly."

Christophe Galtier, the coach of PSG, looks gloomy taking the eighth of the Coupe de France against OM on February 8, 2023 in Marseille © Nicolas TUCAT / AFP / Archives

To be confirmed, therefore, Friday (9:00 p.m.) at the Allianz-Riviera, against a team from Ajaccio in great difficulty: only one victory for five defeats in the last six days.

Saturday, place at PSG (1st, 54 pts), in full doubt when going to Monaco (5:00 p.m.).

Wednesday's defeat in the Coupe de France in the classic against Marseille (2-1), unprecedented at the Vélodrome since 2011, has darkened the daily lives of Parisians, still deprived of injured Kylian Mbappé (thigh), suspended Lionel's state of health Messi and far from calm in defense.

This is bad news, because the Monegasques are formidable offensively: the team of Philippe Clement (4th, 44 pts) remains on 32 consecutive L1 days with at least one goal scored.

The pressure is therefore at its highest before the big meeting at the start of the year, namely the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League against Bayern on Tuesday (9:00 p.m.).

Marseille (2nd, 46 pts), for its part, moves to Clermont (9:00 p.m.) in the wake of the classic, with the objective of resuming its forward march in L1, a week after its misstep against Nice.

Sunday (8:45 p.m.), the main poster will oppose Lyon to Lens (3rd, 46 pts).

AS Monaco striker Breel Embolo has just scored against Auxerre in Ligue 1 on February 1, 2023 at the Louis II stadium © Valery HACHE / AFP/Archives

Program for the 23rd day (in Paris time, GMT+1):

Friday:

(21h00) Nice - AC Ajaccio

SATURDAY:

(5:00 p.m.) Monaco - Paris SG

(21h00) Clermont - Marseille

Sunday:

(1:00 p.m.) Toulouse - Rennes

(3:00 p.m.) Reims - Troyes

Montpellier - Brest

Lille - Strasbourg

Angers - Auxerre

(5:05 p.m.) Nantes - Lorient

(8:45 p.m.) Lyon - Lens

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