The biggest rival is defeated, or humiliated to be precise. Nice has defeated Olympique Marseille 4-1 in the quarterfinal of the French cup, and all but assured it’s place in the finals, as their opponent in the semis will be a fourth league team FC Versailles 78. After an unexpected and somewhat embarrassed defeat at home to a lowly Clermont in League 1, Galtier’s men quickly rebounded against a much heavier opponent – a second placed club in France and finished them off with ease after trailing from behind: Nice – Marseille 4-1.Amine Gouiri goal. Water is wet. Move this summer headed straight to the top of the game. pic.twitter.com/EIdTe3w0YU— 🚀 (@LaunchAngles) February 9, 2022 This was not only a derby between two best teams in France after PSG (Marseille is second, Nice third), but it was the second match between the clubs after that infamous game in August, which was abandoned after crowd trouble and injury to Dimitri Payet. The game was replayed on neutral ground in October and finished 1-1, but this was the first match in Nice after that ‘Derby of shame’ and the hosts excelled. Kolejna piękna bramka Nicei! Justin Kluivert do gola dodaje asystę, a Andy Delort do dwóch asyst dokłada bramkę. Marsylia w rozsypce. pic.twitter.com/ovdulK4SNV— Trójkolorowa Piłka (@Trojkolorowa_) February 9, 2022 It didn’t start well thou, because after only three minutes into the match it was already 0-1, after Melvin Bard scored an own goal. This game had the similar star and ending for Marseille as the one just 7 days ago, when they took an early lead in Lyon, but lost the match in the end. The only difference this time was the opponent. Unlike Lyon, who needed their striker Dembele to turn things over, Nice needed only 9 minutes to level things up, as Guiri was just inches onside (as shown by VAR) to score the equalizer. In the 29th minute, the hosts already turned things over with Kluiver’s header, before the same player scored a fantastic goal after the volley shot in the 49th minute. But in the end, it was the strong striker Andy Delort who finished the game off with a great goal in the 61st minute and booked a French Cup semi-final for his team. Kolejna piękna bramka Nicei! Justin Kluivert do gola dodaje asystę, a Andy Delort do dwóch asyst dokłada bramkę. Marsylia w rozsypce. pic.twitter.com/ovdulK4SNV— Trójkolorowa Piłka (@Trojkolorowa_) February 9, 2022 Coupe de France Quarter FinalsNice – Marseille 4-1 (2-1)/Gouiri 10, Kluivert 29, 49, Delort 61 – Bard (og) 3/
