It was worth getting out of the Europa League Conference play-offs. Thursday winner of Maccabi Tel-Aviv (2-0 after the 0-1 first leg), OGC Nice inherited Friday in the draw made in Istanbul from a balanced group, avoiding the “big” the C4, Villarreal and West Ham.
From September 8, the Gym will therefore meet in Serbia with Partizan Belgrade, in Germany with Cologne and in the Czech Republic with 1.FC Slovacko, their group D opponents. the first time since autumn 2020 and their elimination in the group stage of the Europa League.
Under the orders of Christophe Galtier, who left for Paris SG, Nice missed qualification for the Europa League last season because of their defeat in the Coupe de France final against Nantes (0-1). But his 5th place in Ligue 1 offered him a ticket for this C4, which celebrates its second edition after the coronation of AS Roma last season, against Feyenoord Rotterdam (1-0) in Tirana, Albania. The final is this time scheduled for Prague on June 7, 2023.