(Ligue 1 2023/2024): Highlights NICE - LOSC LILLE

These hope to finally take flight as they opened a new campaign against Lille on the Cote d'Azur. Ineos desperate for a return on their investment, choosing to put their faith in new 34-year-old coach Francesco Farioli. Paolo Fonseca enjoyed a successful first season with Lille, finishing fifth and now two-leg tie away for the Europa Conference League group stage. Farioli swapped Turkish football for Liga Nubarit, but the young Italian couldn't have dreamed of a better start. Keita Laborde scored the winner when the two met here at the end of last season, doing so again after Keferenturam robbed Remi Cabela, finding Teri Mofi. The Nigerian perfectly tying ball, the clipped finish, finding the back of the net. These had as many shots though in the first 80 minutes up to the opener as they did in the following 72 as Lille took up the initiative. Marcian Bulka got the nod ahead of Kasper Schmeichel, the Dane expected to leave as a result. The giant bull certainly making a case for himself. First Jonathan David, then Remi Cabela repelled. New signing Hakon Haraldsen, arriving from Copenhagen for 12 million euros, sliding through Cabela, an incredible save, even better from Bulka. The ex-Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain keeper standing tall as his frame allows, but getting a hand up to save. Fonseca encouraging his troops, Haraldsen in particular, Lille's first Icelandic player. The fielder with five goals in three pre-season appearances. Well David had Haraldsen as an option, but the Canadian who enjoyed his best scoring season ever last term decided to go it alone. 24 goals making Tottenham see him as a potential heir to their departed cane. Just when Variola was ready to celebrate, Pafuri Diakite started where he left off. The last goal of last season, the first of this Corne Dog. A debut win snatched away of Nice's last five coaches, only Didier Diga won his first. In the end, a point shared between likely rivals for a top five finish.