Kasper Dolberg has scored for Nice -

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  • In a hooked match, Nice and Lille neutralized each other this Sunday evening.

  • After Kasper Dolberg's first goal for Nice, it was Turkish international Burak Yilmaz who allowed Losc to save the point from a draw.

At the Allianz Riviera (Nice),

We had to look up after the slap on Thursday night.

Severely beaten in Leverkusen at the opening of their Europa League (6-2), the Aiglons secured a draw this Sunday after a very tight match against the co-leader of the championship, Lille (1-1).

Another sign, perhaps, to assure Patrick Vieira that he has a great team there.

“The players don't realize how much strength we can have.

We showed a lot of personality, ”said the coach of OGC Nice after“ a good performance, a serious match ”.

Leaders in Lille (a situation still unprecedented for Losc this season) in the 49th thanks to a goal from Kasper Dolberg, the Niçois were caught eight minutes later.

"Nice was good and sometimes very good", concedes Galtier

Animated, the Azureans could even have won at the very end of the meeting.

But Kephrem Thuram, alone at the far post, did not manage to frame his recovery with the head (85th), which keeps Nice in 5th place (14 pts).

Despite everything, "it's a good point taken against a very good team from Lille", explained Patrick Vieira, while acknowledging that "There is inevitably a frustration" in view of "the collective performance" for which “We can be very happy”.

Nice impressed.

Including with the opponent.

“We played against a very good team from Nice, which made a total match.

We struggled to thwart their first outings.

We were less good because Nice was good and sometimes very good, ”conceded Losc coach Christophe Galtier.

"We still have a little brake, but it will come"

After the slap, thus inflicted three days earlier by the Germans, Patrick Vieira's players therefore showed a "very positive reaction", he said.

“We must continue to work, to progress and above all to believe in our collective strength.

We're still getting to know each other.

We must not hide and try to impose our game, ”he analyzed.

"Everyone can do a little more offensively," admitted left side Hassane Kamara.

The players are more and more aware of the strength of this team.

We still have a little brake, but it will come ”.

And he and his teammates may have the opportunity to show it on Thursday evening, again at home, against H. Beer Sheeva for their second day of the group stages of the Europa League.

A victory is not necessary already but would be welcome for the continuation of the adventure.

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