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Nice 2017–18 football season

Nice

2017–18 season
Chairman	Jean-Pierre Rivère
Manager	Lucien Favre
Stadium	Allianz Riviera
Ligue 1	8th
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Coupe de la Ligue	Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League	Play-off round
UEFA Europa League	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Mario Balotelli (18) All: Mario Balotelli (26)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2017–18 OGC Nice season was the 113th professional season of the club since its creation in 1904.

Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 September 2017.^[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Nat.	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed in	Contract until	Signed from
Goalkeepers
16	Simon Pouplin		GK	(1985-05-28) 28 May 1985 (age 39)	2014	2018	Sochaux
30	Yoan Cardinale		GK	(1994-03-27) 27 March 1994 (age 30)	2015	2018	Youth academy
40	Walter Benítez		GK	(1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 32)	2016		Quilmes
Defenders
2	Arnaud Souquet		RB	(1992-02-12) 12 February 1992 (age 33)	2016	2020	Dijon
3	Gautier Lloris		CB	(1995-07-18) 18 July 1995 (age 29)	2016	2018	Youth academy
4	Marlon Santos		CB	(1995-09-07) 7 September 1995 (age 29)	2017	2019	Barcelona
12	Racine Coly		CB / LB	(1995-12-08) 8 December 1995 (age 29)	2017		Brescia
15	Patrick Burner		RB / LB	(1996-04-11) 11 April 1996 (age 28)	2016	2019	Youth academy
20	Maxime Le Marchand		CB / LB	(1989-10-11) 11 October 1989 (age 35)	2015	2018	Le Havre
23	Malang Sarr		CB	(1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 26)	2016	2021	Youth academy
24	Christophe Jallet		RB	(1983-10-31) 31 October 1983 (age 41)	2017		Lyon
31	Dante		CB / LB	(1983-04-18) 18 April 1983 (age 41)	2016	2019	Wolfsburg
34	Romain Perraud		DF	(1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 (age 27)	2016		Youth academy
Midfielders
5	Adrien Tameze		AM	(1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 31)	2017	2021	Valenciennes
7	Allan Saint-Maximin		LW	(1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 28)	2017	2020	Monaco
8	Pierre Lees-Melou		AM	(1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 (age 31)	2017	2021	Dijon
10	Wesley Sneijder		AM	(1984-06-09) 9 June 1984 (age 40)	2017		Galatasaray
18	Rémi Walter		DM	(1995-04-26) 26 April 1995 (age 29)	2016	2019	Nancy
19	Vincent Marcel		MF	(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27)	2015	2021	Youth academy
21	Nampalys Mendy		DM	(1992-06-23) 23 June 1992 (age 32)	2017	2018	Leicester City
22	Arnaud Lusamba		AM	(1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 28)	2016	2021	Nancy
25	Wylan Cyprien		CM	(1995-01-28) 28 January 1995 (age 30)	2016	2021	Lens
26	Vincent Koziello		CM	(1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 29)	2014	2019	Youth academy
33	Albert Rafetraniaina		DM	(1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 28)	2012	2018	Youth academy
Forwards
9	Mario Balotelli		ST	(1990-08-12) 12 August 1990 (age 34)	2016	2018	Liverpool
11	Bassem Srarfi		CM	(1997-06-25) 25 June 1997 (age 27)	2017	2021	Club Africain
14	Alassane Pléa		CF / RW	(1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 (age 32)	2014	2021	Lyon
27	Jean-Victor Makengo		CM	(1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 (age 26)	2017		Caen
29	Mickaël Le Bihan		CF	(1990-05-16) 16 May 1990 (age 34)	2015	2019	Le Havre
36	Mohamed Lamine Diaby		CF	(2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 (age 24)	2017		Youth academy
37	Ignatius Ganago		CF	(1999-02-16) 16 February 1999 (age 26)	2017		Youth academy
39	Hicham Mahou		FW	(1999-07-02) 2 July 1999 (age 25)	2017		Youth academy

Transfers

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position	First match	Last match
Ligue 1	Matchday 1	8th	5 August 2017	19 May 2018
Coupe de France	Round of 64		6 January 2018
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 16	Quarter-finals	13 December 2017	9 January 2018
UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round	Play-off round	26 July 2017	22 August 2017
UEFA Europa League	Group stage	Round of 32	14 September 2017	22 February 2018

Ligue 1

Main article: 2017–18 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Bordeaux	38	16	7	15	53	48	+5	55	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
7	Saint-Étienne	38	15	10	13	47	50	−3	55
8	Nice	38	15	9	14	53	52	+1	54
9	Nantes	38	14	10	14	36	41	−5	52
10	Montpellier	38	11	18	9	36	33	+3	51

Source: Ligue 1 and Soccerway
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; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in one league match; 10) Fair-play points^[2]
Notes:

1. ^ Since the winners of the 2017–18 Coupe de France and the 2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team. The fifth-placed team received the spot in Europa League third qualifying round originally designated to the fourth-placed team.

Results summary

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	9	14	53	52	+1	54	10	3	6	29	23	+6	5	6	8	24	29	−5

Last updated: 19 May 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	L	L	D	D	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	D	L	W	L
Position	14	15	11	17	11	8	9	10	14	15	17	16	17	18	14	13	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	7	8	7	7	6	5	7	7	6	8

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Saint-Étienne v Nice

5 August 2017 1	Saint-Étienne	1–0	Nice	Saint-Étienne
20:00	Bamba 4' Théophile-Catherine  12' Selnæs  66'	Report	Dante  70'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 25,879 Referee: François Letexier

Nice v Troyes

11 August 2017 2	Nice	1–2	Troyes	Nice
19:00	Pléa 63' (pen.) Koziello  64' Dante  90'	Report	Niane 53' Samassa  62' Vizcarrondo  62' Hérelle  77' Khaoui 85'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 24,260 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

Nice v Guingamp

19 August 2017 3	Nice	2–0	Guingamp	Nice
20:00	Pléa 45' Walter 47' Dante  74' Jallet  83'	Report	Didot  68'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 21,070 Referee: Benoît Millot

Amiens v Nice

26 August 2017 4	Amiens	3–0	Nice	Amiens
20:00	Kakuta 14' Konaté 28', 88' Ielsch  42' Monconduit  57' Dibassy  90+2'	Report	Pléa  48' Cardinale  54' Sarr  67'	Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 9,397 Referee: Johan Hamel

Nice v Monaco

9 September 2017 5	Nice	4–0	Monaco	Nice
17:00	Balotelli 6' (pen.), 60',  69' Jallet  11' Pléa 18' Ganago 85'	Report	Sidibé  5' Jorge  14'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 28,995 Referee: Clément Turpin

Rennes v Nice

17 September 2017 6	Rennes	0–1	Nice	Rennes
17:00	Prcić  35'	Report	Saint-Maximin  45+2' Jallet  49' Seri  69' Balotelli 79' Lees-Melou  85' Souquet  90+3'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 24,892 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Nice v Angers

22 September 2017 7	Nice	2–2	Angers	Nice
19:00	Balotelli 39' (pen.),  62' Le Marchand  47' Cardinale  72' Traoré 76' (o.g.) Dante  90+1'	Report	Pavlović 13',  75' Toko Ekambi 34' Tahrat  40'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 18,023 Referee: François Letexier

Nice v Marseille

1 October 2017 8	Nice	2–4	Marseille	Nice
21:00	Balotelli 4' Seri 16' Lees-Melou  32' Pléa  50'	Report	Ocampos 26', 44',  88' Payet  36' Lees-Melou 41' (o.g.) Luiz Gustavo 48',  66' Amavi  61'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 32,702 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Montpellier v Nice

15 October 2017 9	Montpellier	2–0	Nice	Montpellier
17:00	Sessègnon 55' Roussillon  61' Mbenza 74',  76' Hilton  87'	Report	Dante  33'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 14,374 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Nice v Strasbourg

22 October 2017 10	Nice	1–2	Strasbourg	Nice
15:00	Lees-Melou 54' (pen.)	Report	Da Costa 23', 49' Seka  53' Liénard  58'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 23,595 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Paris Saint-Germain v Nice

27 October 2017 11	Paris Saint-Germain	3–0	Nice	Paris
20:45	Cavani 3', 31' Dante 52' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,224 Referee: Tony Chapron

Nice v Dijon

5 November 2017 12	Nice	1–0	Dijon	Nice
15:00	Balotelli 40' (pen.),  89' Koziello  47'	Report	Xeka  66'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 18,987 Referee: Olivier Thual

Caen v Nice

19 November 2017 13	Caen	1–1	Nice	Caen
15:00	Sankoh  25' Djiku  81' Rodelin 90+2'	Report	Lees-Melou 40' Tameze  55' Benítez  75' Pléa  78'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 15,144 Referee: Sébastien Desiage

Nice v Lyon

26 November 2017 14	Nice	0–5	Lyon	Nice
15:00	Marlon  12'  70' Seri  22' Dante  61' Mendy  74'	Report	Depay 5', 38' Cornet 20',  22' Mariano 27' Marcelo  35' Maolida 79' Ferri  86'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 27,542 Referee: Frank Schneider

Toulouse v Nice

29 November 2017 15	Toulouse	1–2	Nice	Toulouse
19:00	Delort 3' Moubandje  29' Cahuzac  75' Amian  79' Gradel  90'	Report	Dante  37'  40' Le Marchand  48' Jallet  58' Balotelli 80' (pen.) Srarfi 90+1'	Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 10,336 Referee: Johan Hamel

Nice v Metz

2 December 2017 16	Nice	3–1	Metz	Nice
20:00	Pléa 27' Balotelli 56' Saint-Maximin 71'	Report	Roux 29' Balliu  38' Nguette  76'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 16,383 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Nantes v Nice

10 December 2017 17	Nantes	1–2	Nice	Nantes
17:00	Bammou 12' Diego Carlos  67'	Report	Lees-Melou  21' Tameze  37' Balotelli  40', 75' Pléa 42' Souquet  85'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 19,723 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

Nice v Bordeaux

17 December 2017 18	Nice	1–0	Bordeaux	Nice
17:00	Balotelli 36',  42'	Report	Poundjé  80' Jovanović  82'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 22,831 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Lille v Nice

20 December 2017 19	Lille	1–1	Nice	Lille
20:50	Thiago Maia  19' Ié  44' El Ghazi 68'	Report	Srarfi 38',  61' Marlon  54' Mendy  80' Koziello  90+3'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 26,450 Referee: Frank Schneider

Nice v Amiens

13 January 2018 20	Nice	1–0	Amiens	Nice
20:00	Burner  37' Lees-Melou 66'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 17,340 Referee: Amaury Delerue

Monaco v Nice

16 January 2018 21	Monaco	2–2	Nice	Monaco
21:00	Glik  18' Diakhaby 33',  75' Keita  53' Moutinho  63' Falcao 90+2'	Report	Cyprien  34' Balotelli 47', 68',  61' Le Marchand  57'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 10,533 Referee: François Letexier

Nice v Saint-Étienne

21 January 2018 22	Nice	1–0	Saint-Étienne	Nice
15:00	Cyprien 23' Seri  59' Balotelli  70'	Report	Dioussé  73'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 23,254 Referee: Frank Schneider

Metz v Nice

27 January 2018 23	Metz	2–1	Nice	Metz
20:00	Diagne  33' Roux 50', 62',  51' Niakhate  57' Cohade  67'	Report	Seri  15' Burner  31' Lees-Melou  38' Balotelli  45+2', 58' Dante  79' Ganago  87'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 13,200 Referee: Johan Hamel

Nice v Toulouse

3 February 2018 24	Nice	0–1	Toulouse	Nice
20:00	Coly  52' Tameze  59'	Report	Sanogo  21' Michelin  61' Gradel 67'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 17,231 Referee: Antony Gautier

Dijon v Nice

10 February 2018 25	Dijon	3–2	Nice	Dijon
20:00	Djilobodji  33' Tavares 61', 78' (pen.) Amalfitano  80' Kwon Chang-hoon 84'	Report	Dante  42' Lees-Melou 65' Pléa 67' Balotelli  74' Marlon  80'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 11,901 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Nice v Nantes

18 February 2018 26	Nice	1–1	Nantes	Nice
15:00	Dante 6' Pléa  63' Lees-Melou  77'	Report	Sala 26' (pen.)	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 20,966 Referee: Clément Turpin

Bordeaux v Nice

25 February 2018 27	Bordeaux	0–0	Nice	Bordeaux
15:00	Vada  78' Pablo  78'	Report	Coly  26' Makengo  38'	Stadium: Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux Attendance: 23,027 Referee: Frank Schneider

Nice v Lille

2 March 2018 28	Nice	2–1	Lille	Nice
19:00	Balotelli 5' Marlon  21' Cyprien  28', 80' Coly  73'	Report	Mothiba  35' Luiz Araújo 51'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 20,314 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Guingamp v Nice

11 March 2018 29	Guingamp	2–5	Nice	Guingamp
15:00	Grenier 9' (pen.) Briand  40' Tabanou  61' Martins Pereira  75' Marlon 83' (o.g.)	Report	Pléa 24', 47', 58', 90+2' Sacko  28' Srarfi 86'	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 13,656 Referee: Stéphane Jochem

Nice v Paris Saint-Germain

18 March 2018 30	Nice	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Nice
13:00	Saint-Maximin 17'	Report	Di María 21' Verratti  74' Dani Alves 82'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 33,478 Referee: François Letexier

Troyes v Nice

1 April 2018 31	Troyes	0–2	Nice	Troyes
17:00	Deplagne  29'	Report	Pléa 16', 83'	Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 11,013 Referee: Johan Hamel

Nice v Rennes

8 April 2018 32	Nice	1–1	Rennes	Nice
15:00	Pléa 17' Souquet  37' Lees-Melou  69' Le Marchand  78' Dante  90+5'	Report	Gelin  9' Bourigeaud 27' Khazri  45' Sarr  82' André  90+3'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 23,827 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Angers v Nice

13 April 2018 33	Angers	1–1	Nice	Angers
20:45	Fulgini 84' Guillaume  90+1'	Report	Lees-Melou  38' Pléa 68',  86' Benítez  77'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 12,754 Referee: Clément Turpin

Nice v Montpellier

22 April 2018 34	Nice	1–0	Montpellier	Nice
15:00	Lees-Melou 59'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 21,285 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Strasbourg v Nice

28 April 2018 35	Strasbourg	1–1	Nice	Strasbourg
20:00	Saadi 21' Liénard  60' Seka  64'	Report	Marlon  29' Balotelli 59' (pen.),  60' Souquet  76' Seri  79'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,386 Referee: Amaury Delerue

Marseille v Nice

6 May 2018 36	Marseille	2–1	Nice	Marseille
17:00	Germain 13' Kamara  39' Payet 72'	Report	Balotelli 5',  40'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,305 Referee: Antony Gautier

Nice v Caen

12 May 2018 37	Nice	4–1	Caen	Nice
21:00	Balotelli 3', 11' (pen.) Saint-Maximin 36' Seri 72'	Report	Guilbert  35' Diomandé  54' Kouakou 76'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 22,570 Referee: Frank Schneider

Lyon v Nice

19 May 2018 38	Lyon	3–2	Nice	Décines-Charpieu
21:00	Morel  40' Depay 48', 65', 86' Rafael  70' Ferri  71'	Report	Pléa 18', 89',  70' Balotelli  20' Benítez  53'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 56,953 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Coupe de France

Main article: 2017–18 Coupe de France

Toulouse v Nice

6 January 2018 Round of 64	Toulouse	1–0	Nice	Toulouse
14:15	Somália 51'	Report	Tameze  65' Dante  82'	Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 8,318 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue

Lille v Nice

13 December 2017 Round of 16	Lille	1–1 (2–3 p)	Nice	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:05	Luiz Araújo 7',  46'	Report	Marlon  27' Balotelli 58'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 9,651 Referee: Stéphane Jochem
	Penalties
	Luiz Araújo Alonso Mendes El Ghazi Bissouma		Lees-Melou Cyprien Pléa Seri

Nice v Monaco

9 January 2018 Quarter-finals	Nice	1–2	Monaco	Nice
21:00	Burner  12' Pléa 18'	Report	Lemar 3' Diakhaby 37',  45' Lopes  80'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 19,686 Referee: Clément Turpin

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § Third qualifying round

Nice v Ajax

26 July 2017 First leg	Nice	1–1	Ajax	Nice, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Balotelli  30', 32' Eysseric  41'	Report	Van de Beek 49',  78' De Ligt  66' Schöne  69' Sánchez  78' Veltman  90+1'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 31,342 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Ajax v Nice

2 August 2017 Second leg	Ajax	2–2 (3–3a agg.)	Nice	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Sánchez  9', 57' Ziyech  22' Van de Beek 26'	Report	Souquet 3' Sarr  18' Koziello  38' Eysseric  60' Marcel 79'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,845 Referee: Andre Marriner (England)

Play-off round

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § Play-off round

Napoli v Nice

16 August 2017 First leg	Napoli	2–0	Nice	Naples, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mertens 13' Insigne  63' Jorginho 70' (pen.)	Report	Pléa  65'  80' Koziello  80'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 49,324 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Nice v Napoli

22 August 2017 Second leg	Nice	0–2 (0–4 agg.)	Napoli	Nice, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Seri  8' Lees-Melou  82'	Report	Callejón 48' Koulibaly  84' Insigne 89'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 32,103 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group K

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LAZ	NCE	ZUL	VIT
1	Lazio	6	4	1	1	12	7	+5	13	Advance to knockout phase		—	1–0	2–0	1–1
2	Nice	6	3	0	3	12	7	+5	9			1–3	—	3–1	3–0
3	Zulte Waregem	6	2	1	3	8	13	−5	7			3–2	1–5	—	1–1
4	Vitesse	6	1	2	3	5	10	−5	5			2–3	1–0	0–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Zulte Waregem v Nice

14 September 2017 1	Zulte Waregem	1–5	Nice	Waregem, Belgium
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Leya Iseka 46',  76'	Report	Pléa 16', 20' Dante 28' Balotelli  38', 74' Saint-Maximin  54', 69'	Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 9,072 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

Nice v Vitesse

28 September 2017 2	Nice	3–0	Vitesse	Nice, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pléa 16', 82' Balotelli  25' Saint-Maximin 45'	Report	Serero  30'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 15,006 Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia)

Nice v Lazio

20 October 2016 3	Nice	1–3	Lazio	Nice, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Balotelli 4' Mendy  78'	Report	Caicedo 5' Milinković-Savić 65', 89' Luiz Felipe  86'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 21,386 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Lazio v Nice

2 November 2017 4	Lazio	1–0	Nice	Rome, Italy
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00)	Lucas  75' Le Marchand 90+2' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 21,327 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

Nice v Zulte Waregem

23 November 2017 5	Nice	3–1	Zulte Waregem	Nice, France
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Balotelli 5' (pen.), 31' Tameze 86'	Report	Hämäläinen 81'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 20,274 Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

Vitesse v Nice

7 December 2017 6	Vitesse	1–0	Nice	Arnhem, Netherlands
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00)	Lelieveld  40' Castaignos 84'	Report	Srarfi  55' Makengo  68'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 17,564 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 32

Nice v Lokomotiv Moscow

15 February 2018 First leg	Nice	2–3	Lokomotiv Moscow	Nice, France
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Balotelli 4', 28' (pen.) Coly  67'	Report	Pejčinović  27' Fernandes 45' (pen.), 69', 77'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 16,918 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Lokomotiv Moscow v Nice

22 February 2018 Second leg	Lokomotiv Moscow	1–0 (4–2 agg.)	Nice	Moscow, Russia
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Denisov  8', 30' Fernandes  45+1'	Report	Balotelli  32' Sarr  90+3' Lees-Melou  90+3'	Stadium: RZD Arena Attendance: 18,104 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

References

1. ^ "Squad". OGC Nice. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
2. ^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.