#Lucien Favre

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OGC Nice and Montpellier will battle for three points on matchday 18 of Ligue 1 at the Allianz Riviera on Wednesday. The hosts are coming off a shock 1-0 win at Le Puy-en-Velay in the Coupe de France on Saturday. Mohamed Ben Fredj scored a third-minute winner for the third division side. Montpellier, meanwhile, were also eliminated from the Coupe…

AARON RAMSEY has not returned to club side Nice since Wales' World Cup exit a month ago. Manager Lucien Favre said the ex- Arsenal and Juventus midfielder had found the Dragons' group stage KO in Qatar "hard to digest". Ramsey, 32, has not played since Wales' final group game on 29 November - a 3-0 defeat by England. Favre said: "He is taking his…

Tottenham Hotspur face off against OGC Nice in a friendly match this Wednesday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Prior to the World Cup, Tottenham were on a run of mixed form, but they had won two of their last three Premier League games. Their most recent friendly game, meanwhile, saw them hammer Scottish side Motherwell 4-0. Nice, meanwhile, were…

When Nice hosts Brest at the Allianz Riviera on Sunday, they will be attempting to extend their current streak of five games without a loss in all competitions. Get Your Welcome Bonus! Nice drew 2-2 with Koln on Thursday night, giving up a two-goal advantage, but it was still enough to guarantee passage to the Europa Conference League knockout…

Nice will host Partizan at the Allianz Riviera on Thursday (October 27) in the UEFA Europa Conference League. The hosts have struggled this season with questions now being asked of manager Lucien Favre three months after his return to the club. Nice were beaten 2-1 by Slovacko in their last continental outing. The Ligue 1 club were on top for much…

Nice will host Troyes on Sunday (October 9) in Ligue 1 at the Allianz Riviera. Surprisingly, Nice are in a lowly 13th place in the league standings, while Troyes are two spots above them but are only three points ahead. Hopes were high for Nice when they appointed the highly rated Lucien Favre to replace the outgoing Christophe Galtier in the…

A tumultuous midweek series ofconfrontations in the European Cups concludes with top matches in theirdomestic leagues for many of the continent's giants. Here are our best bets forthe European soccer weekend. Germany's Der Klassiker, theconfrontation between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, could change thebalance of power in the Bundesliga,…

Reigning French champions Paris Saint-Germain host Nice in Ligue 1 on Saturday evening. PSG have continued to stack up victories despite spluttering in and out of top gear during recent matches. A newfound parsimonious streak - Christophe Galtier's side have kept four consecutive clean sheets - has strengthened their grip on top spot. Under the…

FORMER Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly holding out for a return to the Premier League. That's despite being targeted by ambitious French side OGC Nice. ESPN claims the wealthy club, owned by British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, are considering a change in the dugout. Ex-Borussia Dortmund boss Lucien Favre is under massive…

Thomas Frank has been priced as the bookies' favourite to be named as the next manager of Leicester. The current Brentford manager is the 13/8 favourite with Betfair, leading the likes of Sean Dyche, Mauricio Pochettino and Rafa Benitez in the bookie's odds list. Leicester currently sit rock bottom of the Premier League table and are in the midst…

Sunday sees Nice face off against Angers at the Allianz Riviera in a Ligue 1 game. Nice are currently in 12th place after a slightly disappointing start to their season, while Angers are all the way down in 19th and appear to be in some trouble already. Which of these sides will come out on top this weekend? After bringing in a handful of big-name…

Leeds United have parted ways with Marcelo Bielsa after three-and-a-half years, during which he propelled the club back into the Premier League and then went on to record a 9th place finish. The decision comes after Saturday's 4-0 defeat at home to Tottenham which left Leeds 16th, just two points above the relegation zone, with Bielsa the ninth…