Cédric Chasseur 09h32, March 17, 2023

It remains a French club in the European Cup. Nice defeated Sheriff Tiraspol and secured their place in the quarter-finals of the Conference Europa League. Les Aiglons won 3-1 against the Moldovan club. An important success for both the club and French football.

It is the last French club in the European Football Cup. Nice qualified this Thursday against Sheriff Tiraspol in the quarterfinals of the Europa League Conference - the latest of the competitions on the Old Continent. After their 1-0 success in the first leg in Moldova, the Aiglons did it again by winning 3-1 at the Allianz Riviera in front of 23,000 spectators.

To find Nice in the quarter-finals of a European competition, you have to go back to 1960: that is to say the wait. But for all that, there is no euphoria in the voice of Jean-Clair Todibo. "When you aim to go as far as possible in a competition like this, you must not stop on this kind of thing," the Nice defender told Europe 1. "We have a story to write. Now we have to do our best and focus on the next games."

Objective? Going "far"

And if Nice projects itself on the championship, French football looks in the rear-view mirror. Its 5th place in the UEFA index is threatened by the Netherlands. The Aiglons therefore carry the hopes of the tricolor, even if Julien Sablé, the assistant coach, rejects this weight in addition. "We're not going to put extra pressure on ourselves," he said. "If we go far, all French football will be happy. We have enough pressure."

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Because Nice, 7th in the Ligue 1 standings, would not be qualified for the European Cup next season. This is the irony of history for the Côte d'Azur, who are now waiting to know the name of their next opponent. The draw will take place at 14 p.m.