Nice 2-3 Lokomotiv Moskva: result and report
Europa League · Thursday 15 February 2018
Result
Nice 2-3 Lokomotiv Moskva
Europa League · Thursday 15 February 2018, 18:00 UTC · half-time 2-1
Nice 2-3 Lokomotiv Moskva: match report
Nice lost to Lokomotiv Moskva 2-3 in the Europa League on Thursday 15 February 2018. The half-time score was 2-1.
Mario Balotelli opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Nice's goals came from Mario Balotelli (4') and Mario Balotelli (28', penalty). Lokomotiv Moskva scored through Manuel Fernandes (45', penalty), Manuel Fernandes (69') and Manuel Fernandes (77').
Discipline: Nice received no yellow cards; Lokomotiv Moskva received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Nice were 48th on 9 points from 6 and Lokomotiv Moskva 38th on 11 points from 6. This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa League season and is kept for reference.
Nice lined up in a 4-3-3 and Lokomotiv Moskva in a 4-4-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Manuel Fernandes of Lokomotiv Moskva (9.9), ahead of Mario Balotelli (9.5).
Going into the match Nice's last five read L-W-L-L-W and Lokomotiv Moskva's W-W-L-D-W.
Key events
- 4'Goal · Mario Balotelli
- 27'Yellow card · Nemanja Pejcinovic
- 28'Penalty goal · Mario Balotelli
- 45'Penalty goal · Manuel Fernandes
- 69'Goal · Manuel Fernandes
- 77'Goal · Manuel Fernandes
Team news
Nice line-up (4-3-3)
Walter Benítez, Marlon, Dante, Malang Sarr, Racine Coly, Pierre Lees-Melou, Wylan Cyprien, Jean Michaël Seri, Allan Saint-Maximin, Mario Balotelli, Alassane Pléa
Lokomotiv Moskva line-up (4-4-1-1)
Guilherme Marinato, Vladislav Ignatjev, Solomon Kvirkvelia, Nemanja Pejčinović, Vitali Denisov, Anton Miranchuk, Igor Denisov, Alexander Kolomeitsev, Manuel Fernandes, Aleksey Miranchuk, Ari