Nice thrash champions Lille as Galtier wins on return to former club
Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Lille v OGC Nice - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France - August 14, 2021 OGC Nice's Kasper Dolberg and teammates celebrate after the match REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Nice manager Christophe Galtier celebrated a winning return to his former club Lille on Saturday, as they hammered the French Ligue 1 champions 4-0 at Stade Pierre Mauroy for their first victory of the campaign.
Nice's Danish forward Kasper Dolberg scored in either half, including a first-minute goal from close range, while midfielder Hicham Boudaoui's early strike and the impressive Amine Gouiri's first-half penalty completed the rout.
Dolberg's second goal came shortly after the hour mark as he nodded in from a corner to mount the pressure on new Lille boss Jocelyn Gourvennec, whose side secured a last-gasp 3-3 draw at 10-man Metz in their opening game.
Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Lille v OGC Nice - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France - August 14, 2021 OGC Nice's Amine Gouiri celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
It was a well-deserved victory for Galtier, who joined Lille in 2017 after eight years at St Etienne and guided them to their first top-flight title since 2011 last season before leaving them shortly after.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Lille v OGC Nice - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France - August 14, 2021 OGC Nice's Kasper Dolberg in action Lille's Reinildo Mandava REUTERS/Pascal RossignolSoccer Football - Ligue 1 - Lille v OGC Nice - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France - August 14, 2021 OGC Nice's Kasper Dolberg celebrates scoring their fourth goal with teammates REUTERS/Pascal RossignolSoccer Football - Ligue 1 - Lille v OGC Nice - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France - August 14, 2021 OGC Nice's Amine Gouiri celebrates scoring a goal that is later disallowed REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
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