In the race for the fifth place in the "Ligue 1" championship, "Nice" achieved an important victory of 2:1 (1:0) by defeating the "Lille" team, which couldn't find their game. The match started at a high pace. "Nice" showed that they are the favorites of the match and already in the 5th minute Mario Balotelli sent the ball into the net with a header after a good pass from Wylan Cyprien. "Nice" quickly created another great opportunity and should have doubled their lead, but Allan Saint-Maximin's shot was saved by Mike Maignan. In the 31st minute, again it was M. Balotelli who had a chance to score, but once again, M. Maignan saved his team. In the second half, "Lille" also had their chance, and after a pass from Nicolas Pepe, Luiz Araujo managed to score, equalizing the score to 1:1. In the 59th minute, M. Balotelli had another opportunity to score with a header, but the "Lille" goalkeeper continued to play very reliably. And then, in the 63rd minute, the Italian had an even better chance, but failed to hit the target. In the 78th minute, once again it was M. Balotelli with a chance to score, but once again M. Maignan was there to save it, however not for long. Just two minutes later, Arnaud Souquet made a good pass, and Wylan Cyprien sent the ball into the net. Although the referee added 8 minutes of injury time, the "Lille" team failed to equalize. Meanwhile, the "Monaco" team managed to defeat the "Bordeaux" club with the same score of 2:1. However, unlike "Nice", the "Monaco" team was facing the roles of the underdogs. In the 16th minute, "Monaco" striker Stevan Jovetic missed a good chance to score when his shot went wide. But in the 32nd minute, "Bordeaux" seized their opportunity. After a pass from Youssouf Sabaly, Valentin Vada sent the ball into the right corner of the goal, putting his team ahead. However, not for long. In the 34th minute, Thomas Lemar could have equalized the score, but his shot went wide, and in the 41st minute, S. Jovetic's shot was saved by Benoit Costil. Nevertheless, in the 45th minute, the same S. Jovetic defeated the opponent's goalkeeper after a pass from T. Lemar and equalized the score just before the break. In the second half, "Monaco" continued to dominate. In the 56th minute, Djibril Sidibe was left alone with the goalkeeper, but failed to score and wasted a good opportunity. However, the same D. Sidibe made a great pass to Rony Lopes in the 69th minute, whose shot put "Monaco" ahead 2:1. In the 76th minute, T. Lemar could have sealed the deal with a great shot, but B. Costil's excellent reaction kept the game exciting until the end. However, in the remaining time, "Bordeaux" failed to create anything dangerous and had to surrender to their opponents. "Nice" 2:1 "Lille" 5' [1-0] M. Balotelli 51' [1-1] L. Araujo 80' [2-1] W. Cyprien "Monaco" 2:1 "Bordeaux" 32' [0-1] V. Vada 45' [1-1] S. Jovetic 68' [2-1] R. Lopes
