Nice drop behind in 1-0 loss as Auxerre claims bottom spot

Nice lose the last place

Nice are no longer Ligue 1’s bottom side after a 1-0 defeat at Auxerre. According to L’Équipe, Auxerre started the day rock-bottom with zero points, but Will Still’s side finally opened their account and displaced their opponent in the standings.

The difference was made in the 74th minute. Cameron Archer finished after a precise pass from Christ Makosso, who set him up to beat Yehvann Diouf and score the winner. The English forward, on loan from Southampton, struck for the second time in two matches.

Still also changed the defensive shape, switching from a back four to a back five, and it helped reduce the threat they were allowing. Mamadou Diop came up big, making key stops to deny Élie Wahi in two moments (15’ and 78’). Auxerre even thought they had gone ahead via Rémy Labeau-Lascary at 31’, only for the goal to be ruled out because the ball was judged to have gone out of play.

Goals for Lorient, then answers

In Lorient vs Toulouse (2-2), the game swung back and forth: each team got a half on top, as L’Équipe reports. The hosts went ahead late in the first period within three minutes, with goals from Ibrahima Baldé (37’) and Noah Mbamba-linked buildup moments, while Toulouse turned things around after the break.

After Jens Berthel Askou used changes, Casper Tengstedt pulled one back with a close-range header at 48’. Toulouse also equalised shortly afterwards, despite a save off the woodwork around 64’. Both sides still had “match-ball” chances late on, but neither made it count.

Finally, Le Havre and Angers drew 0-0 at Stade Océane. Le Havre created the better chances but were stopped by Anthony Lopes (made six saves), and a goal for Samata and Sota Nakamura was denied for offside.