Third place was up for grabs for Lille OSC and OGC Nice after AS Monaco lost to Montpellier HSC earlier this evening. Nice were travelling in good form and

The hosts scored twice in the second half through Hakon Haraldsson and Bafode Diakite to earn their first win since early December.

Lille moved up to third on the Ligue 1 table after coming from behind to beat Nice 2-1 at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

Lille : Chevalier – Mandi, Diakité, Alexsandro, Ismaily – André (c), Bouaddi – Bakker, Haraldsson, Sahraoui – David. Nice : Bulka – Clauss, Ndayishimiye, Dante (c), Abdi – Boudaoui, Rosario, Diop – Cho, Laborde, Guessand. This match between LOSC and OGC Nice counting for the 18th day of Ligue 1 will be broadcast this Friday on DAZN, from 9:05 p.m.

Two of Ligue 1’s top goal-scorers square off when Jonathan David (first with 11 goals) and Lille OSC host Evann Guessand (fifth with eight goals) and OGC Nice on January 17, 2025 at Stade

Lille secures a comeback win over Nice, moving to third in Ligue 1. Key goals from Hakon Haraldsson and Bafode Diakite seal the victory.

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Monaco’s floundering season has taken another turn for the worse after losing 2-1 at rock-bottom Montpellier in Ligue 1 and conceding third place to Lille

The Riviera club even managed the small feat of overtaking Lille in the rankings. But LOSC, which is only a small point away, remains close in its rearview mirror. Nice will therefore have to avoid returning from Lille with a defeat to stay ahead of their evening opponent,

Lille warmed up for next week's trip to Liverpool in the Champions League by coming from behind to beat Nice 2-1 on Friday and climb up to third place in Ligue 1 as they capitalised on Monaco's surprise defeat earlier.

The fourth and fifth-placed teams in Ligue 1 will square off in a match of epic proportions. Nice and Lille are going neck to neck.

Lille moved up to third after coming from behind to beat Nice, but Montpellier provided the shock of the day as they beat Monaco 2-1.