UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stade de Nice - Nice Thursday 23 November 2017 19.00CET (19.00 local time) OGC Nice Group K - Matchday 5 SV Zulte Waregem Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 12 Match officials 14 Legend 16 1 OGC Nice - SV Zulte Waregem Thursday 23 November 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stade de Nice, Nice Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Leya Iseka 46; Plea 16, 20, Dante 28, 14/09/2017 GS SV Zulte Waregem - OGC Nice 1-5 Waregem Saint-Maximin 69, Balotelli 74 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA OGC Nice 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 SV Zulte Waregem 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 OGC Nice - Record versus clubs from opponents' country OGC Nice have not played against a club from their opponents' country SV Zulte Waregem - Record versus clubs from opponents' country SV Zulte Waregem have not played against a club from their opponents' country 2 OGC Nice - SV Zulte Waregem Thursday 23 November 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stade de Nice, Nice Match background Beaten 1-0 by UEFA Europa League Group K leaders Lazio in added time on matchday four, Nice are nevertheless in a strong position to qualify alongside the Italian club as they host Zulte Waregem. • A home win over the Belgian team they defeated 5-1 away on matchday one will secure a knockout phase berth for Nice at their opponents' expense. Should Zulte Waregem win, however, they will leapfrog Nice into second place with one game to go. Previous meetings • That 5-1 opening-night triumph at the Regenboogstadion came in Nice's first meeting with a Belgian side. It was also Zulte Waregem's first encounter with French opposition. • Alassane Plea scored twice in the opening 20 minutes to set Nice on the way to the biggest away win in their European history. Dante, Allan Saint-Maximin and Mario Balotelli added further goals for the visitors, Aaron Leya Iseka's 46th-minute effort a mere consolation for the hosts. Form guide • Over the past two seasons Nice have won just two of their seven home fixtures in European competition, losing four. • Zulte Waregem have won five of their last eight European away matches (D1 L2), most recently 2-0 at Vitesse on matchday four. That result ended the Belgian club's five-game winless streak in UEFA competition. • Nice made their UEFA Europa League group stage debut in 2016/17 but failed to reach the round of 32. • Beaten by Napoli in this season's UEFA Champions League play-offs, Nice have already played eight UEFA matches this season, making it their longest ever European campaign. • Zulte Waregem claimed their second Belgian Cup in 2016/17; they made it through the UEFA Cup group stage in 2006/07, but could not emulate that success in the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League. Links and trivia • The journey from Waregem to Nice is around 850km. • Nice defender Arnaud Souquet spent 2012/13 in Belgium, on loan at Mouscron from LOSC Lille. • Nice's Brazilian defender Dante played in Belgium with Charleroi (2006–07) and Standard Liège (2007–09). • Dante has completed more passes than any other player in the competition after four matchdays – 347. His team- mate Maxime Le Marchand is second on the list with 322. • Zulte Waregem's Congolese defender Marvin Baudry was born in France and played in the French league for Amiens (2011–15). • Leya Iseka played eight games in Ligue 1 last term, on loan from Anderlecht to Marseille, while midfielder Nill De Pauw plied his trade with Guingamp from 2015–17. • Zulte Waregem's Kingsley Madu is banned after receiving a red card against Vitesse on matchday four. • Suspended for next match if booked: Balotelli (Nice). The coaches • Former Switzerland midfielder Lucien Favre has been in charge at Nice since May 2016. He made his name as a coach by capturing back-to-back Swiss titles with Zürich, and subsequently enhanced his reputation during German sojourns at Hertha Berlin and Borussia Mönchengladbach. • Francky Dury's second coming as Zulte Waregem coach began in 2012 and he led them to a second Belgian Cup success last season. Zultse and – post-merger – Zulte Waregem boss from 1994–2010, he had spells with Gent and Belgium's Under-21 side prior to his return. 3 OGC Nice - SV Zulte Waregem Thursday 23 November 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stade de Nice, Nice Team facts OGC Nice Formed: 1904 Nickname: Les Aiglons (The Eaglets) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 4 (1959) French Cup: 3 (1997) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: group stage 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2013/14: play-offs 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 4-0: Nice v Fenerbahçe 24/10/1973, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 1-5: Zulte Waregem v Nice 14/09/17, UEFA Europa League group stage 5-1: Nice v Fenerbahçe 23/12/1959, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round replay (played on neutral territory in Geneva) • Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Nice v Lazio 19/10/17, UEFA Europa League group stage 0-2: Nice v Napoli 22/08/17, UEFA Champions League play-off second leg 0-2: Nice v Salzburg 03/11/16, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Köln v Nice 12/12/73, UEFA Cup third round first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 4-0: Nice v Fenerbahçe (see above) • Biggest away win 1-5: Zulte Waregem v Nice (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Nice v Lazio (see above) 0-2: Nice v Salzburg (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Köln v Nice (see above) SV Zulte Waregem Formed: 2001 Nickname: Essevee 4 OGC Nice - SV Zulte Waregem Thursday 23 November 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stade de Nice, Nice UEFA club competition honours • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) Belgian Cup: 2 (2017) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: did not take part in UEFA competition 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA competition 2014/15: third qualifying round 2013/14: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 3-1: Zulte Waregem v Sparta Praha 02/11/06, UEFA Cup group stage 2-0: Zulte Waregem v Lokomotiv Moskva 28/09/06, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 1-4: Austria Wien v Zulte Waregem 19/10/06, UEFA Cup group stage • Heaviest home defeat 1-5: Zulte Waregem v Nice 14/09/17, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 6-2: Espanyol v Zulte Waregem 23/11/06, UEFA Cup group stage 4-0: Rubin Kazan v Zulte Waregem 03/10/13, UEFA Europa League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 3-1: Zulte Waregem v Sparta Praha (see above) 2-0: Zulte Waregem v Lokomotiv Moskva (see above) • Biggest away win 1-4: Austria Wien v Zulte Waregem (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-5: Zulte Waregem v Nice (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 6-2: Espanyol v Zulte Waregem (see above) 4-0: Rubin Kazan v Zulte Waregem (see above) 5 OGC Nice - SV Zulte Waregem Thursday 23 November 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stade de Nice, Nice Squad list OGC Nice Current season All-time UCL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 30 Yoan Cardinale FRA 27/03/1994 23 - 4 - 3 - 10 - 8 - 12 - 40 Walter Benitez ARG 19/01/1993 24 - - - 1 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 50 Yannis Clementia FRA 05/07/1997 20 - - - - - - - - - - - 60 Vicenzo Bezzina FRA 20/06/1998 19 - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 2 Arnaud Souquet FRA 12/02/1992 25 - 4 1 3 - 12 - 7 1 11 2 3 Gautier Lloris FRA 18/07/1995 22 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Marlon BRA 07/09/1995 22 - - - 1 - 5 - 1 - 2 - 12 Racine Coly SEN 08/12/1996 20 - - - - - - - - - - - 15 Patrick Burner FRA 11/04/1996 21 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 20 Maxime Le Marchand FRA 10/10/1989 28 - 4 - 4 - 11 - 5 1 9 1 23 Malang Sarr FRA 23/01/1999 18 - 3 - - - 4 - 4 - 7 - 24 Christophe Jallet FRA 31/10/1983 34 - 2 - 4 - 11 - 24 1 48 2 31 Dante BRA 18/10/1983 34 - 4 - 4 1 12 - 16 1 66 1 34 Romain Perraud FRA 22/09/1997 20 - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - Midfielders 5 Adrien Tameze FRA 04/02/1994 23 - 1 - 3 - 7 - 3 - 4 - 6 Jean Michaël Seri CIV 19/07/1991 26 - 4 - 2 - 7 1 12 - 16 - 8 Pierre Lees-Melou FRA 25/05/1993 24 - 4 - 4 - 13 2 4 - 8 - 10 Wesley Sneijder NED 09/06/1984 33 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 12 1 99 17 11 Bassem Srarfi TUN 25/06/1997 20 - 2 - 3 - 6 - 3 - 5 - 18 Rémi Walter FRA 26/04/1995 22 - 2 - 2 - 7 1 6 - 8 - 19 Vincent Marcel FRA 09/04/1997 20 - 3 1 - - 2 - 2 - 5 1 21 Nampalys Mendy FRA 23/06/1992 25 - - - 3 - 9 - 3 - 6 - 22 Arnaud Lusamba FRA 04/01/1997 20 - - - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 25 Wylan Cyprien FRA 28/01/1995