Melvin Bard once again won plaudits from the fans after his side's 1-0 win over Lyon. Here are 3 stats on the Nice full-back's outstanding performance against his hometown club.

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Melvin Bard won the most duels at the Groupama Stadium on Friday. He won 12 out of 18 battles (67%), ahead of Khephren Thuram (10 out of 19) and Alexandre Lacazette (9 out of 18). We’ll certainly remember his goal-saving intervention to deny Nuamah in the penalty area in the first half.

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The boy from Ecully, in the Lyon metropolitan area, also leads the way in the number of balls recovered (8), level with Khephren Thuram and his former OL team-mate Maxence Caqueret.

22

With Dante suspended for the trip to the Rhône region, Melvin Bard became the only Nice outfield player to start every one of their 22 Ligue 1 games this season. While Morgan Sanson and Gaëtan Laborde have also taken part in every league game, only Marcin Bulka and Melvin Bard have started all 22.

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