OGC Nice leads in the score against FC Basel on Thursday 20 April thanks to a goal from Gaëtan Laborde and is approaching the last four of the Conference Europa League.
21:46 – Break time! Nice is ahead
The referee of this Nice – Basel whistles the end of this first act. Les Aiglons lead in the score thanks to Gaëtan Laborde who scored in the 9th minute of play. Nice are 45 minutes from their first European semi-final.
21:45 – Bard’s center is captured
Melvin Bard wins with forceps against Dan Ndoye in his lane but his cross is too close to Marwin Hitz who seizes the ball.
21:42 – Half time is approaching
There are only three minutes left in the regulation time of this first act of Nice – Basel and the Aiglons are still leading in the score thanks to the goal of Gaëtan Laborde scored very early in the game.
21:40 – Bard pushes too far
Melvin Bard struggles in his lane and eliminates two Balois in a very good way but pushes the leather too far.
21:39 – Dante is warned
A second yellow card is sent in this Nice – Basel. After Dan Ndoye, it is the captain of Nice Dante who is warned for a sole.
21:37 – The effort is collective
The people of Nice have been very united since the start of this Nice – Basel and Terem Moffi and Gaëtan Laborde are largely involved in the defensive withdrawal.
21:35 – What pressure from the Aiglons
Since the start of this Nice – Basel, the Aiglons have imposed a fairly impressive constant pressure. It is often paying and bullet recoveries are recurrent.
21:33 – Dan Ndoye takes a yellow
Melvin Bard eliminates Dan Ndoye who commits a fault which is worth a yellow according to the referee of this Nice – Basel. The Aiglons have an interesting wide free kick to play.
21:30 – Ramsey takes his chance
The former Arsenal midfielder gets rid of his opposite in midfield and continues with a shot that is quietly captured by Marwin Hitz.
21:28 – Amdouni crosses his shot too much
What an action from Zeki Amdouni who ended his individual achievement badly. The Swiss striker crosses his shot too much when he seemed to have done the hardest part. This is the first big chance conceded by the Aiglons in this Nice – Basel shortly before the half hour mark.
21:26 – Bard misses his shot
Melvin Bard is in an interesting position at the entrance to the penalty area but completely crushes his strike. The former Lyonnais was on his bad foot.
21:25 – Andy Diouf misses his shot
Basel midfielder Andy Diouf tries from very far on a half-volley but his ball is completely off target and goes out of goal.
9:24 p.m. – Laborde almost doubled!
What a pity for Gaëtan Laborde! Dante reverses the game towards Antoine Mendy who finds Gaëtan Laborde behind. The only scorer of this Nice – Basel rolls with his left foot but his ball flirts with the left post of Marwin Hitz who seemed beaten.
21:23 – Andy Pelmard covers well
The former Nice puts his body well in opposition to Gaëtan Laborde who had, again, called the ball deep in this Nice – Basel.
9:20 p.m. – The people of Basel are doing a little better
After 20 minutes of play in this Nice – Basel, the Swiss combine for the first time in the game even if the Nice defense is still not really worried.
21:17 – Moffi is offside
Youssouf launches Moffi in depth but the Nice striker is, once again, in an offside position. It is already the second time that the Lorientais has been caught in an illicit position.
21:15 – The first Basel strike
The Basel finally come out in this Nice – Basel and Zeki Amdouni takes his chance from outside the box but his shot, too crushed, ends up in the gloves of Kasper Schmeichel.
21:13 – A lot of intensity among the people of Nice
In this start of Nice – Basel, the Aiglons show a great excess of energy which was rewarded by the goal of Gaëtan Laborde. The Swiss are struggling to respond to the intensity of Nice.
21:10 – This time the Nice goal is validated!
Gaëtan Laborde took his time to complete this Nice action and it hit the mark! The Aiglons are already leading in the score thanks to the former Montpellier player who recovers on his left foot before arming. He is successful because his ball is deflected and deceives Hitz.
21:07 – Boudaoui scores… but the goal is disallowed!
The false joy for the people of Nice in this Nice – Basel. Terem Moffi is launched in depth and manages to find Hicham Boudaoui in withdrawal which concretizes with an unstoppable flat foot but the flag rises to signal an offside position of the former Lorient player at the start of the action.
21:05 – Laborde tries in two stages
On a combination from a corner, Gaétan Laborde hits but is blocked twice. His second attempt, deflected, goes for a corner but not far from the cages of Marwin Hitz. This is the first big chance for this Nice – Basel.
21:04 – First corner for Nice
The first corner of this Nice – Basel is for the Aiglons after a deflected shot from Antoine Mendy.
21:02 – A long Dante balloon
The Nice captain is already trying a long opening in this Nice – Basel towards Gaëtan Laborde who cannot control the ball.
21:01 – And here we go!
Serdar Gözübüyük raises the whistle to his mouth and kicks off this quarter-final second leg of the Conference Europa League between Nice and Basel. The team that wins this Thursday evening will join Fiorentina in the semi-finals of the competition.
20:56 – Kick-off is approaching
The kick off of this Nice – Basel will be given in less than five minutes. The two teams return to the lawn of the Allianz Riviera which raises the atmosphere a notch in this quarter-final second leg of the Conference Europa League.