Lille 2-1 Nice

Aiglon of the match: Diop gets another

With 51% of the votes, Sofiane Diop is your Aiglon of the match for Lille - Nice (2-1).

As the weeks go by and the games come thick and fast, Sofiane Diop (24) continues to grow in stature. And it's showing in the game and in the stats. Playing 30 minutes in the Coupe de France Round of 32 tie with Bastia (1-0 win), the Gym No10 made his return to the starting 11 for this L1 clash. Generous, influential, a key figure in the team's play and important to their overall balance, he scored his 5th goal of the season in the 29th minute, perfectly following a cross from Clauss, which was poorly saved by Chevalier, who had nonetheless kept out a brilliant shot from the number 10 at the start of the match (13').

With 22 appearances this season (all competitions), Diop is the Rouge et Noir's 3rd top scorer in 2024-25 (behind Guessand, 9 goals, and Laborde, 6), as well as its joint top assister, with 5 assists to his name (along with Clauss and Guessand).