TOPS/FLOPS : The doubles of Moffi and Amdouni, the contribution of Laborde and the shortcomings of Amraoui… Find out what caught the attention of the editorial staff after Basel-Nice (2-2).
TOPS
Moffi at high altitude
He was recruited for this in January and he does it well. Terem Moffi shone Thursday in Basel, on the occasion of the draw of OGC Nice in the quarter-final first leg of the Europa League Conference (2-2). He offered himself a double, his first in C4, and what a double! The Nigerian is first on the lookout in the area to take the ball from the left and equalize (38th). Then it’s the class that speaks with a fantastic overturned scissor on a cross from Laborde (45th + 1). Two goals that will count when taking stock next Thursday.
Laborde always in the fight
Once again he gave a lot. Constantly in combat, Gaëtan Laborde is already involved in both goals. He hinders the opposing defense on the first and serves Moffi perfectly on the second. The ex-Rennes could even have been the hero of the Aiglons if his volley had not been repelled by Hitz (75th) and if the attacker had been more skilful with the right (77th).
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Amdouni and Diouf, the best Swiss
Two players at FC Basel stood out on Thursday evening. The first is Zeki Amdouni. Like Moffi, Amdouni scored twice, the first from a penalty and the second from a header. The young Swiss striker was a poison for the Côte d’Azur defense which will have to be wary of him on the return. Just like midfielder Andy Diouf. The player loaned by Rennes had a consequent slaughter in this quarter-final first leg and he is also involved in the two Swiss goals. He launches Ndoye on goal on the action of the penalty and shifts Lang, on the second, who crosses for Amdouni.
FLOPS
Amraoui exceeded
A bad evening for the Nice left side. He suffered martyrdom in the first period against Ndoye who attacked in particular behind his back on the action of the penalty. Overtaken in the duels, often misplaced, Ayoub Amraoui was replaced by Melvin Bard at the break, who solved the problem in this defensive left lane.
Non-existent violence
If we saw his friend Amdouni a lot, Zeqiri did not really exist on the front of the Swiss attack. The striker constantly came up against the Todibo-Dante duo and only touched 22 small balls in 67 minutes, for no shot attempted.