Can Nice fight for the title?

OGC Nice have made a sensational start of their season! The Eagles are topping the table of the French Ligue 1 after 16 rounds. Moreover, Lucien Favre’s players have won 12 of these 16 matches (the best in the league). With only 1 defeat, Nice have collected 39 points – 3 more than Monaco and 4 in front of the biggest favourites for winning the title – Paris Saint-Germain.

The Eagles smashed Toulouse 3-0 last night. That was their 7th home victory in 9 games! Alassane Plea opened the score in the 23rd minute. Just 3 minutes later, Belhanda doubled the score. Both goals were after Dante’s assists! Jean Michael Seri scored the third goal of the night in the 65th minute, securing the 3 points for his team. Plea has now become Nice’s top goal-scorer in the league this campaign with 9 goals!

Even though Mario Balotelli hasn’t appeared on the pitch since 6th November, The Eagles seem even stronger without their biggest star! Nice have only conceded 2 goals in their last 5 league matches!

To continue with, The Eagles have recorded victories against the strongest teams in the division. They smashed Monaco 4-0 two months ago! Furthermore, they beat Lyon 2-0 and Saint-Etienne 1-0.

It looks like OGC Nice will have no problems to qualify for The Champions League, but can they fight for the title? The Eagles have kept a clean sheet on 8 occasions this campaign. However, their most important match will be after a week – against the champions Paris Saint-Germain and if Nice win it, they will have serious chances of lifting the trophy!

In conclusion, the season is extremely interesting – not only in the French Ligue 1. We can also see Leipzig fighting for the title in Germany, and Feyenoord topping the table in Holland! All these teams have chances to repeat Leicester City’s fairy tail.