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Beaten to go to his audience (0-2), Nice is sentenced to a feat against Benfica on Tuesday in Lisbon. A duel to follow live video on the Twitch and Youtube channels of RMC Sport.
Pablo Rosario refuses to play tonight
“Pablo Rosario is in the process of departure and does not wish to participate in the match” is what Franck Haise said this Monday at a press conference. The Dominican midfielder has been announced at FC Porto for several weeks and does not wish to take risks by competing for this meeting against Benfica.
>> Nice: in the start, Rosario refuses to play against Benfica
Nice arrives with a decimated workforce
The injuries do not leave the Nice workforce. Not varnished at the end of the past season, the Aiglons are in the same line to start exercise 2025/2026. Six players were injured in the outward journey (Ndayishimiye, Bombito, Abdelmonem, Abdi, Ndombélé and Cho) and the absent list went to eight for this return match with the Sanson and Dante packages.
A feat or the door for the Nice
Beaten 2-0 in the first leg, Franck Haise’s men are sentenced to the feat on the side of Lisbon. The term feat is more than appropriate when you know that Benfica has never lost at home against a French club (in the official match) and that the LisBoets have played the Champions League nine times in the last ten years with three quarter -finals to their credit.
Les Compos de Benfica-Nice
The eleven of Nice: Diouf – Meyy, Bah, Oppong – Clauss, Louchet, Coulabaly, Board – Bouanani – Moff, Jansson.
Le our de Benfica: Trubin – Dedic, Antonio Silva, Otamendi, Dahl – Aursnes, Rio, Barrenechea, Schjelderup – Ivanovic, Pavlid.
Hecatombe in the Nice midfield, Haise aligns a 16 -year -old
Franck Haise has decided to start Djibril Coulibaly, 16, for this return match against Benfica. The young environment replaces Hicham Boudaoui, sick and absent from the match sheet
Between the injured and Pablo Rosario’s refusal to play, the Azurean coach must launch the teenager for his first match with the pros.
Djibril Coulibaly is associated with Tom Lack (22) in the midfield. In defense, Oppong replaces Dante, injured in the first leg.
Valentin Jamin and Maxime Tilliette in Lisbon
Mark the story
If Nice came to qualify this evening, the evening would enter the history of French football. Indeed, no French club has yet beat Benfica at Estadio Da Luz in an official match.
Eleven tricolor clubs broke their teeth. Franck Haise’s men will be supported by 250 supporters who made the trip to Portugal.
A difficult first leg but Nice Dream of the feat
Six days ago at the Allianz Riviera, the gym was punished twice by the Portuguese. Too cautious, the Niçois lost in front of their audience (0-2) with two goals collected in the second period.
Hello everyone
Welcome to RMC Sport, Nice already has an appointment with his destiny. The Aiglons must overthrow Benfica to continue his dream of Champions League!
Kick -off at 9 p.m. at Estadio Da Luz.