The city of Saint-Etienne was named after Saint Stephen, and so was the football club from this town in eastern-central France. The club that’s the city’s “favourite child.” Still, sometimes children can disappoint you greatly and make you wonder, Where did I go wrong? That’s probably what Les Verts boss Olivier Dall’Oglio, all his players, and all the fans – who started leaving the Allianz Riviera Stadium already after 40 minutes and a sixth conceded goal (?!) – ask themselves the morning after a terrible defeat against Nice – 8-0.6 – Nice are the first team to score at least six goals in the first half of a Ligue 1 game in the 21st century. Show. #OGCASSE pic.twitter.com/xhS26AyrEz— OptaJean (@OptaJean) September 20, 2024 The home team broke and tied various records last night. They tied Nice’s biggest-ever triumph and became the first Ligue 1 side to score six goals before the break. And they didn’t even need 45 minutes, let alone the added time. It was 6-0 already in the 39th minute!St. Etienne’s defender Dylan Batubinsika opened the scoring with an own goal after four minutes of play. The former Tottenham midfielder Tanguy Ndombele made it 2-0 three minutes later. Twenty-six minutes into the game, it was already 4-0, following Mohamed-Ali Cho and Youssoufa Moukoko’s goals. Dall’Oglio made a triple sub after 35 minutes, but it didn’t help – his team conceded two more until the break. Evann Guessand netted in the 36th, and Moukoko completed a brace three minutes later.Some witty men say Salah owns Man Utd. Well, Trent will actually own a Ligue 1 clubIn the second half – after the home fans “escaped” from the stands in a big way – Nice were much more merciful, scoring only twice, through the Morrocan Sofiane Diop and Pablo Rosario from the spot. This was the fourth time Les Aiglons were this convincing after beating Rennes in 1948 and Sedan in 1957 in Division 1 (forerunner of Ligue 1), and Golden Star in the French Cup in 1975.LIGUE 1 – MATCHDAY 5FridayNice – Saint-Etienne 8-0 (6-0)/Batubinsika 4 og, Ndombele 7, Cho 24, Moukoko 26, 39, Guessand 36, Diop 75, Rosario 86 pen/Saturday18:00: (1.80) Lille (3.70) Strasbourg (5.00)20:00: (2.45) Rennes (3.40) Lens (3.10)22:00: (7.00) Reims (4.50) PSG (1.45)Sunday16:00: (1.40) Monaco (4.70) Le Havre (8.00)18:00: (3.30) Angers (3.25) Nantes (2.40)18:00: (2.20) Brest (3.50) Toulouse (3.50)18:00: (2.35) Montpellier (3.50) Auxerre (3.15)21:45: (3.05) Olympique Lyon (3.60) Olympique Marseille (2.40)***odds are subject to change***
