GWT: Ligue 1 GOTW R18

[Evilo]

Tough, tough, tough choice for this week's game.
Yesterday's game was amazing again (like many friday games it seems), but we could have 3 different excellent games tomorrow :
PSG-Monaco (8:45PM)
Rennes-Nice (3PM)
Lille-Lyon (1PM)

Heck, even Strasbourg OM (5PM) is exciting.

If you can't spend your whole day in front of L1, I suggest you either go the stars way (PSG/Monaco) or the up and coming young teams way (Rennes/Nice).
This is the game I'm going to pick for this thread.
Why? Because Nice is better when they're being attacked and they have to counter. And Rennes will take it to them. Second, so many exciting young players on both sides in this. And finally, Nice has been up and down but mostly down lately and they need to get a result here against the second best team in the league so far.

For Nice, Gouiri, Boudaoui, Todibo, Stengs, Bard.... For Rennes, Majer, Sulemana, Ugochukwu etc... but Doku is out injured.

My prediction :
Rennes 3-1 Nice

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[Evilo]

Nice opens the score on a Dolberg penalty.
Meanwhile Metz is up 3-0 on Lorient after 20 minutes. Pape Matar Sarr scored at the 5th minute.

 

[Evilo]

And now Rennes hit the post.

 

[Evilo]

Saved off the line ! Rennes pushing hard.

 

[Evilo]

Incredible save by Gomis on Dolberg !!!!

 

[Evilo]

Splendid rocket of a shot by Atal and 2-0 Nice !!!

 

[Evilo]

Bourrigeaud makes it 1-2, last 20 minutes are going to be a blast.

 

[Evilo]

And Laborde misses the tapin !!!

 

[Evilo]

There isn't a thing Lovro Majer does that isn't smart.

 

[robertmac43]

For Nice, Gouiri, Boudaoui, Todibo, Stengs, Bard.... For Rennes, Majer, Sulemana, Ugochukwu etc... but Doku is out injured.

Been looking into some of these guys. I want Majer at Brighton now! Need an efficient attacking mid our creative options getting up there in age.

 

[Islay1989]

Been looking into some of these guys. I want Majer at Brighton now! Need an efficient attacking mid our creative options getting up there in age.

With all due respect to Brighton who I like immensely, Lovro is a guy who'll play for a top Euro team in a little while.

 

[gary69]

Mbappe scores his second just before half time. How many times we have seen that exact same goal from him in that position. He is so clinical in those situations.