2022–23 OGC Nice season

OGC Nice
2022–23 season
OwnerIneos
PresidentJean-Pierre Rivère
Head coachLucien Favre
(until 9 January)
Didier Digard
(caretaker, from 9 January)
StadiumAllianz Riviera
Ligue 19th
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gaëtan Laborde (13)

All:
Gaëtan Laborde (16)

The 2022–23 season was the 96th season in the history of OGC Nice and their 21st consecutive season in the topflight. The club participated in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 31 January 2023.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Denmark DEN Kasper Schmeichel
4 DF Brazil BRA Dante (captain)
8 MF Netherlands NED Pablo Rosario
9 FW Nigeria NGA Terem Moffi (on loan from Lorient)
10 MF France FRA Sofiane Diop
11 MF England ENG Ross Barkley
14 MF Algeria ALG Billal Brahimi
15 DF England ENG Joe Bryan (on loan from Fulham)
16 MF Wales WAL Aaron Ramsey
19 MF France FRA Khéphren Thuram
20 DF Algeria ALG Youcef Atal
21 MF France FRA Alexis Beka Beka
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF Switzerland SUI Jordan Lotomba
24 FW France FRA Gaëtan Laborde
25 DF France FRA Jean-Clair Todibo
26 DF France FRA Melvin Bard
28 MF Algeria ALG Hicham Boudaoui
29 FW Ivory Coast CIV Nicolas Pépé (on loan from Arsenal)
35 MF France FRA Badredine Bouanani
42 DF Italy ITA Mattia Viti
55 DF Burundi BDI Youssouf Ndayishimiye
77 GK Algeria ALG Teddy Boulhendi
90 GK Poland POL Marcin Bułka

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Ivory Coast CIV Kouadio Ange Ahoussou (at Châteauroux until 30 June 2023)
DF Brazil BRA Robson Bambu (at Vasco da Gama until 31 December 2023)
DF Canada CAN Justin Smith (at Quevilly-Rouen until 30 June 2023)
MF Ivory Coast CIV Jean N'Guessan (at Nîmes until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Netherlands NED Calvin Stengs (at Antwerp until 30 June 2023)
FW France FRA Evann Guessand (at Nantes until 30 June 2023)
FW France FRA Alexis Claude-Maurice (at Lens until 30 June 2023)
FW Denmark DEN Kasper Dolberg (at 1899 Hoffenheim until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

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In

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
GK Poland Marcin Bułka France Paris Saint-Germain €2M 10 June 2022 [2][3]
FW France Badredine Bouanani France Lille Free 7 July 2022 [4]
MF Romania Rareș Ilie Romania Rapid București €5M 17 July 2022 [5][6][7]
MF Wales Aaron Ramsey Italy Juventus Free 1 August 2022 [8]
DF France Alexis Beka Beka Russia Lokomotiv Moscow €14M 1 August 2022 [9][10]
GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel England Leicester City €1M 3 August 2022 [11][12]
DF Italy Mattia Viti Italy Empoli Undisclosed 3 August 2022 [13][14]
DF England Joe Bryan England Fulham Loan 31 August 2022 [15]
MF England Ross Barkley Free agent Free 3 September 2022

Out

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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
GK Argentina Walter Benítez Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Free 21 June 2022 [16][17]
MF Ivory Coast Jean N'Guessan France Nîmes Loan 28 June 2022 [18][19]
DF Ivory Coast Ange Ahoussou France Châteauroux Loan 29 June 2022 [20][21]
MF Canada Justin Smith France Quevilly-Rouen Loan 1 July 2022 [22][23]
FW France Evann Guessand France Nantes Loan 12 July 2022 [24][25]
MF France Ihsan Sacko France Avranches Free 1 August 2022 [26]
FW Denmark Kasper Dolberg Spain Sevilla Loan 1 September 2022 [27]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 July 2022 Friendly Nice France 1–1 Belgium Cercle Brugge Nice
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Delort 8'
Report
Stadium: OGC Nice Training Centre
Attendance: 0
15 July 2022 Algarve Cup Benfica Portugal 3–0
(5–4 p)
France Nice Faro/Loulé, Portugal
22:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 30,305
Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Portugal)
Penalties
Note: A penalty shoot-out was held after the match in case the competition needed a tiebreaker.
16 July 2022 Algarve Cup Nice France 0–2
(2–3 p)
England Fulham Faro/Loulé, Portugal
21:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Hélder Carvalho (Portugal)
Penalties
Note: A penalty shoot-out was held after the match in case the competition needed a tiebreaker.
23 July 2022 Friendly Roma Italy 1–1 France Nice Albufeira, Portugal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Albufeira
Attendance: 11,114
30 July 2022 Friendly Nice France 1–0 Italy Torino Nice
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 11,032
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste (France)
7 December 2022 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria Cancelled France Nice Spain
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
8 December 2022 Friendly Nice France 4–1 Belgium Standard Liège
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
17 December 2022 Friendly Nice France 0–3 Italy Atalanta Nice
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Referee: Eric Wattellier (France)
21 December 2022 Friendly Tottenham Hotspur England 1–1 France Nice London, England
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 9,173
Referee: Simon Hooper (England)

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 7 August 2022 3 June 2023 Matchday 1 9th 38 15 13 10 48 37 +11 039.47
Coupe de France 7 January 2023 Round of 64 Round of 64 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 18 August 2022 20 April 2023 Play-off round Quarter-finals 12 5 4 3 17 13 +4 041.67
Total 51 20 17 14 65 51 +14 039.22

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Lyon 38 18 8 12 65 47 +18 62
8 Clermont 38 17 8 13 45 49 −4 59
9 Nice 38 15 13 10 48 37 +11 58
10 Lorient 38 15 10 13 52 53 −1 55
11 Reims 38 12 15 11 45 45 0 51
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[28]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 15 13 10 48 37  +11 58 7 7 5 24 18  +6 8 6 5 24 19  +5

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDLLWLWLLWDDWWDDLWDWWWWDWDDDDLLLWWLDWW
Position912161815161213131313121010991110101088787777899109810999
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.[29]

7 August 2022 1 Toulouse 1–1 Nice Toulouse
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 20,567
Referee: Johan Hamel
14 August 2022 2 Nice 1–1 Strasbourg Nice
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 24,707
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
21 August 2022 3 Clermont 1–0 Nice Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Thomas Léonard
28 August 2022 4 Nice 0–3 Marseille Nice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 31,418
Referee: François Letexier
31 August 2022 5 Lille 1–2 Nice Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 30,254
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
4 September 2022 6 Nice 0–1 Monaco Nice
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 24,125
Referee: Benoît Millot
11 September 2022 7 Ajaccio 0–1 Nice Ajaccio
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 7,068
Referee: Eric Wattellier
18 September 2022 8 Nice 0–1 Angers Nice
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 18,545
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
1 October 2022 9 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Nice Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
9 October 2022 10 Nice 3–2 Troyes Nice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 18,053
Referee: Johan Hamel
16 October 2022 11 Auxerre 1–1 Nice Auxerre
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 14,125
Referee: Eric Wattellier
23 October 2022 12 Nice 1–1 Nantes Nice
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,166
Referee: François Letexier
30 October 2022 13 Lorient 1–2 Nice Lorient
17:05 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 16,034
Referee: Clément Turpin
6 November 2022 14 Nice 1–0 Brest Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 19,035
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
11 November 2022 15 Lyon 1–1 Nice Lyon
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Groupama Stadium
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Eric Wattellier
29 December 2022 16 Nice 0–0 Lens Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 24,672
Referee: Benoît Millot
2 January 2023 17 Rennes 2–1 Nice Rennes
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 27,427
Referee: Thomas Léonard
11 January 2023 18 Nice 6–1 Montpellier Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
15 January 2023 19 Reims 0–0 Nice Reims
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 11,383
Referee: François Letexier
29 January 2023 20 Nice 1–0 Lille Nice
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 22,126
Referee: Eric Wattellier
1 February 2023 21 Lens 0–1 Nice Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,437
Referee: Thomas Léonard
5 February 2023 22 Marseille 1–3 Nice Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 65,234
Referee: Clément Turpin
10 February 2023 23 Nice 3–0 Ajaccio Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,163
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
18 February 2023 24 Nice 0–0 Reims Nice
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 18,102
Referee: Marc Bollengier
26 February 2023 25 Monaco 0–3 Nice Monaco
17:05 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Benoît Bastien
3 March 2023 26 Nice 1–1 Auxerre Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 21,133
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
12 March 2023 27 Nantes 2–2 Nice Nantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 33,568
Referee: Willy Delajod
19 March 2023 28 Nice 1–1 Lorient Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,762
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
2 April 2023 29 Angers 1–1 Nice Angers
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 6,649
Referee: Eric Wattellier
8 April 2023 30 Nice 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain Nice
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 34,456
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
16 April 2023 31 Brest 1–0 Nice Brest
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 12,615
Referee: Benoît Bastien
23 April 2023 32 Nice 1–2 Clermont Nice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,578
Referee: Benoît Millot
30 April 2023 33 Troyes 0–1 Nice Troyes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 8,399
Referee: Eric Wattelier
6 May 2023 34 Nice 2–1 Rennes Nice
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 22,601
Referee: Willy Delajod
14 May 2023 35 Strasbourg 2–0 Nice Strasbourg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 25,147
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
21 May 2023 36 Nice 0–0 Toulouse Nice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,041
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
27 May 2023 37 Montpellier 2–3 Nice Montpellier
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 16,340
Referee: Benoît Millot
3 June 2023 38 Nice 3–1 Lyon Nice
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 25,243
Referee: Eric Wattellier

Coupe de France

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7 January 2023 Round of 64 Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne 1–0 Nice Le Puy-en-Velay
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Charles Massot
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Clément Turpin

UEFA Europa Conference League

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Play-off round

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The draw for the play-off round was made on 1 August 2022.

18 August 2022 First leg Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 1–0 France Nice Tel Aviv, Israel
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 26,871
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
25 August 2022 Second leg Nice France 2–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 agg.)
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,117
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

Group stage

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The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NCE PRT KLN SVK
1 France Nice 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 9[a] Advance to round of 16 2–1 1–1 1–2
2 Serbia Partizan 6 2 3 1 9 7 +2 9[a] Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–1 2–0 1–1
3 Germany 1. FC Köln 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 2–2 0–1 4–2
4 Czech Republic Slovácko 6 1 2 3 8 11 −3 5 0–1 3–3 0–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Nice 4, Partizan 1.
8 September 2022 1 Nice France 1–1 Germany 1. FC Köln Nice
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal)
15 September 2022 2 Partizan Serbia 1–1 France Nice Belgrade, Serbia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Partizan Stadium
Attendance: 9,126
Referee: Andrew Madley (England)
6 October 2022 3 Slovácko Czech Republic 0–1 France Nice Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty
Attendance: 7,447
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
13 October 2022 4 Nice France 1–2 Czech Republic Slovácko Nice
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Iwan Griffith (Wales)
Note: The match was played behind closed doors due to violent clashes between rival supporters during Nice's home match against 1. FC Köln.[30]
27 October 2022 5 Nice France 2–1 Serbia Partizan Nice
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 11,324
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
3 November 2022 6 1. FC Köln Germany 2–2 France Nice Cologne, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: César Soto Grado (Spain)

Knockout phase

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Round of 16
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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 24 February 2023.

9 March 2023 First leg Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 0–1 France Nice Chișinău, Moldova
19:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Zimbru Stadium
Attendance: 5,326
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
Note: Sheriff Tiraspol played their home match at the Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău, instead of their regular stadium, the Sheriff Stadium in Tiraspol, due to Transnistria's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
16 March 2023 Second leg Nice France 3–1
(4–1 agg.)
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 23,070
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
Quarter-finals
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The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 17 March 2023.

13 April 2023 First leg Basel Switzerland 2–2 France Nice Basel, Switzerland
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 21,277
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
20 April 2023 Second leg Nice France 1–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 agg.)
Switzerland Basel Nice
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 29,716
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 1 Coupe de France UEFA Europe
Conference League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Denmark DEN Kasper Schmeichel 46 0 36 0 1 0 9 0
77 GK Algeria ALG Teddy Boulhendi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 GK Poland POL Marcin Bułka 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
Defenders
4 DF Brazil BRA Dante 49 1 37 1 1 0 11 0
15 DF England ENG Joe Bryan 10 1 2+4 0 0+1 0 3 1
20 DF Algeria ALG Youcef Atal 25 1 8+10 1 0 0 6+1 0
23 DF Switzerland SUI Jordan Lotomba 40 0 27+6 0 0 0 4+3 0
25 DF France FRA Jean-Clair Todibo 46 0 33+1 0 1 0 11 0
26 DF France FRA Melvin Bard 44 0 28+5 0 1 0 7+3 0
33 DF Italy ITA Antoine Mendy 15 0 7+4 0 1 0 1+2 0
38 DF Morocco MAR Ayoub Amraoui 11 1 3+4 0 0 0 2+2 1
42 DF Italy ITA Mattia Viti 12 1 7+2 1 0 0 1+2 0
55 DF Burundi BDI Youssouf Ndayishimiye 14 1 6+4 1 0 0 4 0
Midfielders
8 MF Netherlands NED Pablo Rosario 39 0 17+14 0 0 0 4+4 0
10 MF France FRA Sofiane Diop 28 2 14+8 1 1 0 3+2 1
11 MF England ENG Ross Barkley 28 4 9+18 4 1 0 0 0
14 MF Algeria ALG Billal Brahimi 36 5 21+4 3 1 0 3+7 2
16 MF Wales WAL Aaron Ramsey 34 1 18+9 1 0 0 5+2 0
19 MF France FRA Khéphren Thuram 48 2 30+5 2 1 0 12 0
21 MF France FRA Alexis Beka Beka 22 1 7+7 0 0+1 0 1+6 1
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