Olympique de Marseille succeeded in getting a very important away win at the Allianz Riviera, beating OGC Nice 1-5 in the derby. The win helps Les Olympiens pile additional pressure on PSG in the title race. The fact that they were able to win by such a large scoreline away to...
Welcome to another instalment of our budget-friendly series. Last week, we released a list of four budget-friendly strikers who could join middle- or low-level clubs in Europe's top-five leagues. Now, we're moving on to midfielders. The idea is the same: to find affordable midfielders with decent attributes, numbers or qualities...
The end of the season is always a time for reflection. One year ago, Total Football Analysis published our first-ever Ligue 1 Team of the Season for the 2023/2024 campaign. Now, we’re back again with an all-star XI from the French top flight for the 2024/2025 campaign, which saw Luis...
OGC Nice are on a seven-game unbeaten run in Ligue 1 and have only lost twice in the league so far. However, many draws have hurt them this season, putting them sixth on the table—12 points behind leaders PSG and six points behind second-placed Monaco. One of the few positives...
The south of France is one of the most prestigious regions in Europe with their fine wine, the Cote d’Azur and its rich people, many tourists go to cities like Monaco and Nice for their holidays in the summer. But it’s not just a tourist destination; the region also has...
OGC Nice are on a seven-game unbeaten run in Ligue 1 and have only lost twice in the league so far. However, many draws have hurt them this season, putting them sixth on the table—12 points behind leaders PSG and six points behind second-placed Monaco. One of the few positives...
What Is ELO Rating? The 2024/25 UEFA Europa League campaign of 36 clubs presents an intriguing competitive landscape when analyzed based on their current ELO ratings. ELO rating in football is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of teams based on their performance. In this data analysis, ELO...
OGC Nice occupy the sixth position in the Ligue 1 with 40 points after 25 matches, having won 11 matches, drawn seven, and lost seven. The competition intensifies this season in Ligue 1 as Nice trail Brest, the team in the second position, by only six points. The competition is...
Nice’s Khéphren Thuram has not completely enjoyed the 2023/24 season he’d have envisioned and aimed for at the start of the campaign in terms of assist numbers as well as game time, with the 22-year-old Reggio Emilia-born France international having been sidelined with an injury for a period around the...
The 2023/24 Ligue 1 season is shaping up to be an interesting campaign across Europe and has already given rise to several 'second-favourite' teams for fans. Bayer Leverkusen and OGC Nice, in particular, have been praised for their start to the season as they challenge serial winners Bayern Munich and...
Ligue 1 has for a while been billed 'The League of Talents' — an apt title considering the number of exciting young players who have honed their craft in France's top-flight just before skyrocketing to global superstardom in recent times, such as current Napoli star Victor Osimhen, who joined the...
Amid reports linking INEOS and CEO Jim Ratcliffe with a landmark takeover of EPL giants Manchester United — whose fans have been vocally protesting against current owners, the Glazer family since they initially bought the club in a highly leveraged deal back in 2005 — INEOS are in the process...
Reims boss Will Still garnered a cult following as the 30-year-old led his team to a 17-game unbeaten Ligue 1 run after taking charge back in October. However, his team’s unbeaten run finally came to an end a couple of weeks ago, as Marseille toppled Les Rouges et Blancs away...
Throughout my time watching and writing about French football, few players have given me as much joy as Nice’s left centre-back, Dante (188cm/6’2”, 89kg/196lbs). At 39 years of age, the former Bayern Munich man, who won three Bundesliga titles and the 2012/13 UEFA Champions League during his time with the...
Khéphren Thuram, the son of renowned French defender Lilian Thuram, has finally seen his arc grow after racking up plenty of game time for OGC Nice in 2022. His elder brother, Marcus Thuram, is also a professional footballer. Marcus plays for Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga and has represented France in...
Flavius Daniliuc’s (188cm/6’2”, 79kg/174lbs) young life in professional football reads as a very eventful one. The right-footed Austrian centre-back started out at Admira Youth before moving to Rapid Youth in 2010 and shortly after, he joined the Real Madrid youth ranks in 2011. He ended up switching European giants in...
With Christophe Galtier’s departure for PSG, a new coach will have the opportunity to take on the OGC Nice project. Les Aiglons have chosen former manager Lucien Favre this time and given him the chance to take over at the Allianz Riviera again. The Swiss manager was in charge of...
Nice will take part in the Europa Conference League qualifiers next season after finishing 5th in the Ligue 1 2021/22 season. The team had a positive campaign, compared to the previous year and some of the players managed to show their potential. While they were the team with the fewest...
After winning Ligue 1 with Lille last season, pipping PSG to the title by just one point, Christophe Galtier embarked on a new challenge for 2021/22 when he took charge of a Nice side that finished the previous campaign in ninth place after a turbulent campaign in which current boss...
AZ Alkmaar academy product Calvin Stengs (182cm/6’0”, 74kg/163lbs) has been one of the most closely watched and highly-rated young players in the Eredivisie for the last few seasons. During his time at Alkmaar, the left-footed right-winger/attacking midfielder competed against domestic giants like PSV Eindhoven and Ajax and European greats like Manchester...
