Na wah! OGC Nice don dey face wetin dem no expect. Dem don lose 1-0 to Braga for dem own backyard yesterday, 11th December, for Allianz Riviera. This loss don cement dem exit from di Europa League, and gbagam! Dem don dey run on empty now, no points from six matches. Wetin dey happen na?
As e be, Nice don follow up dem bad luck wey dey continue since season start, wey dem don chop eight defeats for eight matches. Na serious wah! Fans for the stadium dey vex as dem team no fit turn chances to goals. Dem dey play like say dem forget how to score!
For dis match, na Pau Victor wey score di only goal for Braga around the 36th minute. E bring di ball down, recognize di chance, and land am for back of net. From dat moment, Na dem control di game pass.
Nice try do di comeback, but like dem dey play hopscotch with di ball. If e no be goalkeeper of Braga, Hornicek, who dey make correct saves, dem for don chop at least one goal. Di pressure dey build for dem coach, Franck Haise, as him dey talk say ‘I still dey fight’ but fans dey wonder wetin e mean by dat. Na di fight wey no reflect on di pitch?
Braga dey shine bright for di competition, dey show how dem fit manage pressure and convert di few chances wey dem get. Omo, dem don secure vital three points and dey jostle for di knockout phases. With dis current form, dem dey follow dem goal! E no be small matter!
As dem dey come back from di match, dem players of Nice go need plenty spirit boost. Di way wey dem dey miss chances don make dem no get any chance to dream about di next round of competition. Wetin dem go do now? Sharp sharp fix yourself, as dem dey prepare for di next match!
For di other matches, na Real Betis wey carry di day against Dinamo Zagreb and Nottingham Forest wey collect victory too. Na serious competition wey dey happen. If Nice no change dem ways, dem go need plenty prayers for di remaining matches. Make dem no just use dis Europa League to dey learn wetin no go fit work.
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