İstanbul, Turkey – As Europa League dey hot up, Fenerbahce and Nice go clash for the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium this Thursday. Both teams dey hussle for their first points after dem waka comot from their opening matches with losses. Fenerbahce no fit find road after dem take beat 3-1 for Dinamo Zagreb, while Nice sabi wetin loss mean as dem gree lose 2-1 for home against AS Roma. Talk about bad luck eh!
Fenerbahce dey face serious wahala as dem fans don begin vex for dem new coach. Dem don dey shout “we no want you!” after that lackluster performance against Dinamo. But no be all bad news, as coach Tedesco manage whip dem players to submit a better performance, when dem beat Antalyaspor 2-0. With 19 shots and 11 on target, dem really dey try to show say dem fit play well. Even dem possess the ball 67% time, I swear, na to control the ball na dem sabi pass.
But make we no deceive ourselves; this game against Nice no go easy. Fenerbahce dey under plenty pressure to turn their luck around. Dem never lose two opening games for European competitions since 2001-02. If dem manage win dis one, e go ginger their confidence, but if dem lose, wahala go dey!
Nice, on the other hand, just dey manage their own kata-kata. Last season, dem waka fine for Ligue 1 but na wah when dem finish fourth. Dem suffer serious heartbreak after dem crash out of Champions League qualifiers with disgraceful 4-0 aggregate loss to Benfica. This season wahala no dey finish, as dem don only win 2 out of 9 matches in all competitions. Dem dey look like dem no fit buy wins for shop!
To add pepper to dem own soup, Nice don collect draw against Paris FC last week after late penalty give dem serious vex. Dem stats no dey shine for Europa League either, losing their last 10 away games. Wetin dem go do now? If dem no break the jinx, e fit mean serious trouble for dem this season.
In terms of players, Fenerbahce dey get small good news as Colombian striker don return to training after injury wahala, but e fit still miss dis match. Nice dey miss key players too, and no be say dem get better squad depth. If slight injuries dey disturb dem, wahala fit show gait for pitch!
As both teams prepare for this competitive meeting, history no dey smile on Nice. The two clubs don meet five times, with Nice winning three times while Fenerbahce don carry two wins. If Fenerbahce fit hold their home ground, dem go continue their record of winning at home against Nice.
So make we all sit down watch as dem go carry the fight to each other for dis Europa League jolly ride on Thursday. Who go come out on top? E go sweet well well to find out!
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