UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS OGC Nice Last updated 27/11/2017 18:36CET Stade de Nice - Nice Thursday 23 November 2017 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Group K - Matchday 5 SV Zulte Waregem Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 12 Match officials 14 Legend 16 1
Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 14/09/2017 GS SV Zulte Waregem - OGC Nice 1-5 Waregem Leya Iseka 46; Plea 16, 20, Dante 28, Saint-Maximin 69, Balotelli 74 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA OGC Nice 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 SV Zulte Waregem 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 OGC Nice - Record versus clubs from opponents' country OGC Nice have not played against a club from their opponents' country SV Zulte Waregem - Record versus clubs from opponents' country SV Zulte Waregem have not played against a club from their opponents' country 2
Match background Beaten 1-0 by UEFA Europa League Group K leaders Lazio in added time on matchday four, Nice are nevertheless in a strong position to qualify alongside the Italian club as they host Zulte Waregem. A home win over the Belgian team they defeated 5-1 away on matchday one will secure a knockout phase berth for Nice at their opponents' expense. Should Zulte Waregem win, however, they will leapfrog Nice into second place with one game to go. Previous meetings That 5-1 opening-night triumph at the Regenboogstadion came in Nice's first meeting with a Belgian side. It was also Zulte Waregem's first encounter with French opposition. Alassane Plea scored twice in the opening 20 minutes to set Nice on the way to the biggest away win in their European history. Dante, Allan Saint-Maximin and Mario Balotelli added further goals for the visitors, Aaron Leya Iseka's 46th-minute effort a mere consolation for the hosts. Form guide Over the past two seasons Nice have won just two of their seven home fixtures in European competition, losing four. Zulte Waregem have won five of their last eight European away matches (D1 L2), most recently 2-0 at Vitesse on matchday four. That result ended the Belgian club's five-game winless streak in UEFA competition. Nice made their UEFA Europa League group stage debut in 2016/17 but failed to reach the round of 32. Beaten by Napoli in this season's UEFA Champions League play-offs, Nice have already played eight UEFA matches this season, making it their longest ever European campaign. Zulte Waregem claimed their second Belgian Cup in 2016/17; they made it through the UEFA Cup group stage in 2006/07, but could not emulate that success in the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League. Links and trivia The journey from Waregem to Nice is around 850km. Nice defender Arnaud Souquet spent 2012/13 in Belgium, on loan at Mouscron from LOSC Lille. Nice's Brazilian defender Dante played in Belgium with Charleroi (2006 07) and Standard Liège (2007 09). Dante has completed more passes than any other player in the competition after four matchdays 347. His teammate Maxime Le Marchand is second on the list with 322. Zulte Waregem's Congolese defender Marvin Baudry was born in France and played in the French league for Amiens (2011 15). Leya Iseka played eight games in Ligue 1 last term, on loan from Anderlecht to Marseille, while midfielder Nill De Pauw plied his trade with Guingamp from 2015 17. Zulte Waregem's Kingsley Madu is banned after receiving a red card against Vitesse on matchday four. Suspended for next match if booked: Balotelli (Nice). The coaches Former Switzerland midfielder Lucien Favre has been in charge at Nice since May 2016. He made his name as a coach by capturing back-to-back Swiss titles with Zürich, and subsequently enhanced his reputation during German sojourns at Hertha Berlin and Borussia Mönchengladbach. Francky Dury's second coming as Zulte Waregem coach began in 2012 and he led them to a second Belgian Cup success last season. Zultse and post-merger Zulte Waregem boss from 1994 2010, he had spells with Gent and Belgium's Under-21 side prior to his return. 3
Team facts OGC Nice Formed: 1904 Nickname: Les Aiglons (The Eaglets) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 4 (1959) French Cup: 3 (1997) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: group stage 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2013/14: play-offs 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win 4-0: Nice v Fenerbahçe 24/10/1973, UEFA Cup first round second leg Biggest away win 1-5: Zulte Waregem v Nice 14/09/17, UEFA Europa League group stage 5-1: Nice v Fenerbahçe 23/12/1959, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round replay (played on neutral territory in Geneva) Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Nice v Lazio 19/10/17, UEFA Europa League group stage 0-2: Nice v Napoli 22/08/17, UEFA Champions League play-off second leg 0-2: Nice v Salzburg 03/11/16, UEFA Europa League group stage Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Köln v Nice 12/12/73, UEFA Cup third round first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup Biggest home win 4-0: Nice v Fenerbahçe (see above) Biggest away win 1-5: Zulte Waregem v Nice (see above) Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Nice v Lazio (see above) 0-2: Nice v Salzburg (see above) Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Köln v Nice (see above) SV Zulte Waregem Formed: 2001 Nickname: Essevee 4
UEFA club competition honours None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) Belgian Cup: 2 (2017) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: did not take part in UEFA competition 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA competition 2014/15: third qualifying round 2013/14: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA competition Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win 3-1: Zulte Waregem v Sparta Praha 02/11/06, UEFA Cup group stage 2-0: Zulte Waregem v Lokomotiv Moskva 28/09/06, UEFA Cup first round second leg Biggest away win 1-4: Austria Wien v Zulte Waregem 19/10/06, UEFA Cup group stage Heaviest home defeat 1-5: Zulte Waregem v Nice 14/09/17, UEFA Europa League group stage Heaviest away defeat 6-2: Espanyol v Zulte Waregem 23/11/06, UEFA Cup group stage 4-0: Rubin Kazan v Zulte Waregem 03/10/13, UEFA Europa League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup Biggest home win 3-1: Zulte Waregem v Sparta Praha (see above) 2-0: Zulte Waregem v Lokomotiv Moskva (see above) Biggest away win 1-4: Austria Wien v Zulte Waregem (see above) Heaviest home defeat 1-5: Zulte Waregem v Nice (see above) Heaviest away defeat 6-2: Espanyol v Zulte Waregem (see above) 4-0: Rubin Kazan v Zulte Waregem (see above) 5
Squad list OGC Nice Current season All-time UCL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 30 Yoan Cardinale FRA 27/03/1994 23-4 - 3-10 - 8-12 - 40 Walter Benitez ARG 19/01/1993 24 - - - 1-3 - 2-2 - 50 Yannis Clementia FRA 05/07/1997 20 - - - - - - - - - - - 60 Vicenzo Bezzina FRA 20/06/1998 19 - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 2 Arnaud Souquet FRA 12/02/1992 25-4 1 3-12 - 7 1 11 2 3 Gautier Lloris FRA 18/07/1995 22 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Marlon BRA 07/09/1995 22 - - - 1-5 - 1-2 - 12 Racine Coly SEN 08/12/1996 20 - - - - - - - - - - - 15 Patrick Burner FRA 11/04/1996 21-1 - 1-1 - 2-3 - 20 Maxime Le Marchand FRA 10/10/1989 28-4 - 4-11 - 5 1 9 1 23 Malang Sarr FRA 23/01/1999 18-3 - - - 4-4 - 7-24 Christophe Jallet FRA 31/10/1983 34-2 - 4-11 - 24 1 48 2 31 Dante BRA 18/10/1983 34-4 - 4 1 12-16 1 66 1 34 Romain Perraud FRA 22/09/1997 20 - - - - - - - 1-1 - Midfielders 5 Adrien Tameze FRA 04/02/1994 23-1 - 3-7 - 3-4 - 6 Jean Michaël Seri CIV 19/07/1991 26-4 - 2-7 1 12-16 - 8 Pierre Lees-Melou FRA 25/05/1993 24-4 - 4-13 2 4-8 - 10 Wesley Sneijder NED 09/06/1984 33-1 - 2-5 - 12 1 99 17 11 Bassem Srarfi TUN 25/06/1997 20-2 - 3-6 - 3-5 - 18 Rémi Walter FRA 26/04/1995 22-2 - 2-7 1 6-8 - 19 Vincent Marcel FRA 09/04/1997 20-3 1 - - 2-2 - 5 1 21 Nampalys Mendy FRA 23/06/1992 25 - - - 3-9 - 3-6 - 22 Arnaud Lusamba FRA 04/01/1997 20 - - - 1-2 - 2-2 - 25 Wylan Cyprien FRA 28/01/1995 22 - - - - - - - 4 1 4 1 26 Vincent Koziello FRA 28/10/1995 22-3 - 2-12 - 7-10 - 27 Jean-Victor Makengo FRA 12/06/1998 19 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 33 Albert Rafetraniaina FRA 09/09/1996 21 - - - - - - - 1-1 - 35 Hicham Mahou FRA 02/07/1999 18 - - - - - 3-1 - 1 - Forwards 7 Allan Saint-Maximin FRA 12/03/1997 20-2 - 2 2 9-3 2 6 2 9 Mario Balotelli ITA 12/08/1990 27 * 2 1 4 2 8 6 18 7 55 18 14 Alassane Plea FRA 10/03/1993 24-3 - 4 4 13 3 14 6 17 6 37 Igniatius Knepe Ganago CMR 16/02/1999 18-1 - 2-3 1 2-3 - Coach - Lucien Favre SUI 02/11/1957 60-4 - 4 - - - 43-61 - 6
SV Zulte Waregem Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 24 Nicola Leali ITA 17/02/1993 24-2 - 6-12 - 12-25 Louis Bostyn BEL 04/10/1993 24-2 - 9-2 - 4-50 Yarno De Nayer BEL 04/06/1999 18 - - - - - - - - - 51 Thomas Willocq BEL 24/02/2000 17 - - - - - - - - - Defenders 2 Davy De Fauw BEL 08/07/1981 36-4 - 13 1 24 2 31 2 3 Marvin Baudry CGO 26/01/1990 27-2 - 9-2 - 2-4 Michael Heylen BEL 03/01/1994 23-4 - 13 1 5-9 1 6 Timothy Derijck BEL 25/05/1987 30-3 - 10-17 - 23 1 14 Sandy Walsh BEL 14/03/1995 22-2 - 7 1 7-12 - 15 Kingsley Madu NGA 12/12/1995 21 S 1-1 - 1-7 - 27 Pieter De Smet BEL 12/02/1998 19 - - - - - - - - - 31 Brian Hamalainen DEN 29/05/1989 28-4 - 14 2 9-11 - 61 Jari De Roover BEL 12/05/1998 19 - - - - - - - - - Midfielders 8 Gertjan De Mets BEL 02/04/1987 30-2 - 4-7 - 7-10 Onur Kaya BEL 20/04/1986 31-4 1 15 3 4 1 4 1 11 Nill De Pauw BEL 06/01/1990 27-4 - 14 3 10 1 14 1 19 Fredrik Jensen NOR 18/05/1993 24 - - - 5 - - - 13-20 Idrissa Doumbia CIV 14/04/1998 19-3 - 12-4 - 5-23 Julien De Sart BEL 23/12/1994 22-3 - 12-7 - 12-29 Alessandro Cordaro BEL 02/05/1986 31 - - - 4 - - - - - 30 Grigoris Kastanos CYP 30/01/1998 19-2 - 1-2 - 2-43 Sander Coopman BEL 12/03/1995 22-4 - 14 2 6-6 - 63 Sibert Himpe BEL 24/02/1999 18 - - - - - - - - - Forwards 7 Aaron Leya Iseka BEL 15/11/1997 20-3 1 14 4 5 1 5 1 33 Ivan Šaponjić SRB 02/08/1997 20-3 - 10 3 6-10 1 99 Peter Olayinka NGA 16/11/1995 22-4 - 13 5 9-10 - Coach - Francky Dury BEL 11/10/1957 60-4 - - - 24-36 - 7
Fixtures and results OGC Nice Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 26/07/2017 UCL AFC Ajax (H) D 1-1 Balotelli 32 02/08/2017 UCL AFC Ajax (A) D 2-2 Souquet 3, Marcel 79 05/08/2017 League AS Saint-Étienne (A) L 0-1 11/08/2017 League ES Troyes AC (H) L 1-2 Plea 63 (P) 16/08/2017 UCL SSC Napoli (A) L 0-2 19/08/2017 League EA Guingamp (H) W 2-0 Plea 45, Walter 47 22/08/2017 UCL SSC Napoli (H) 26/08/2017 League Amiens (A) 09/09/2017 League AS Monaco FC (H) 14/09/2017 UEL SV Zulte Waregem (A) L 0-2 L 0-3 W 4-0 W 5-1 17/09/2017 League Stade Rennais FC (A) W 1-0 Balotelli 79 22/09/2017 League Angers SCO (H) D 2-2 Balotelli 39 (P), Traore 76 (og) 28/09/2017 UEL Vitesse (H) W 3-0 Plea 16, 82, Saint-Maximin 45 01/10/2017 League Olympique de Marseille (H) L 2-4 Balotelli 4, Seri 16 15/10/2017 League Montpellier Hérault SC (A) L 0-2 19/10/2017 UEL SS Lazio (H) L 1-3 Balotelli 4 22/10/2017 League RC Strasbourg (H) L 1-2 Lees-Melou 54 (P) 27/10/2017 League Paris Saint-Germain (A) 02/11/2017 UEL SS Lazio (A) L 0-3 L 0-1 05/11/2017 League Dijon FCO (H) W 1-0 Balotelli 40 (P) 19/11/2017 League SM Caen (A) D 1-1 Lees-Melou 40 23/11/2017 UEL SV Zulte Waregem (H) 26/11/2017 League Olympique Lyonnais (H) 29/11/2017 League Toulouse FC (A) 02/12/2017 League FC Metz (H) 07/12/2017 UEL Vitesse (A) 10/12/2017 League FC Nantes (A) 13/12/2017 Cup LOSC Lille (A) 17/12/2017 League FC Girondins de Bordeaux (H) 20/12/2017 League LOSC Lille (A) 13/01/2018 League Amiens (H) 17/01/2018 League AS Monaco FC (A) 20/01/2018 League AS Saint-Étienne (H) 27/01/2018 League FC Metz (A) 03/02/2018 League Toulouse FC (H) 10/02/2018 League Dijon FCO (A) 17/02/2018 League FC Nantes (H) 24/02/2018 League FC Girondins de Bordeaux (A) 03/03/2018 League LOSC Lille (H) 10/03/2018 League EA Guingamp (A) Balotelli 6 (P), 60, Plea 18, Knepe Ganago 85 Plea 16, 20, Dante 28, Saint-Maximin 69, Balotelli 74 8
OGC Nice 17/03/2018 League Paris Saint-Germain (H) 01/04/2018 League ES Troyes AC (A) 07/04/2018 League Stade Rennais FC (H) 14/04/2018 League Angers SCO (A) 21/04/2018 League Montpellier Hérault SC (H) 28/04/2018 League RC Strasbourg (A) 06/05/2018 League Olympique de Marseille (A) 12/05/2018 League SM Caen (H) 19/05/2018 League Olympique Lyonnais (A) Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Paris Saint-Germain 13 11 2 0 43 9 35 2 AS Monaco FC 13 9 2 2 35 13 29 3 Olympique Lyonnais 13 7 5 1 32 15 26 4 Olympique de Marseille 13 7 4 2 27 18 25 5 FC Nantes 13 7 2 4 12 13 23 6 SM Caen 13 6 1 6 9 14 19 7 AS Saint-Étienne 13 5 3 5 14 18 18 8 Montpellier Hérault SC 13 4 5 4 9 8 17 9 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 13 4 5 4 17 19 17 10 Toulouse FC 13 4 4 5 12 17 16 11 Stade Rennais FC 13 4 3 6 15 17 15 12 Amiens 13 4 3 6 11 14 15 13 Dijon FCO 13 4 3 6 17 22 15 14 ES Troyes AC 13 4 3 6 13 18 15 15 EA Guingamp 13 4 3 6 14 22 15 16 Angers SCO 13 2 8 3 17 20 14 17 OGC Nice 13 4 2 7 15 20 14 18 RC Strasbourg 13 3 4 6 15 24 13 19 LOSC Lille 13 3 3 7 12 19 12 20 FC Metz 13 1 1 11 5 24 4 SV Zulte Waregem Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 29/07/2017 League KAS Eupen (A) De Fauw 34, Šaponjić 55 (P), 65, De Pauw W 5-0 59, Coopman 87 05/08/2017 League K. Sint-Truidense VV (H) W 2-0 Heylen 57, Leya Iseka 82 (P) 11/08/2017 League Club Brugge (H) L 1-2 Leya Iseka 53 18/08/2017 League R. Standard de Liège (A) W 4-0 De Pauw 65, Kaya 70, 84 (P), Olayinka 73 26/08/2017 League R. Charleroi SC (A) L 2-3 Olayinka 44, Marinos 82 (og) 09/09/2017 League KV Kortrijk (H) D 2-2 Olayinka 15, Kaya 49 14/09/2017 UEL OGC Nice (H) L 1-5 Leya Iseka 46 17/09/2017 League R. Excel Mouscron (H) W 2-1 Leya Iseka 47, Walsh 66 20/09/2017 Cup RFC Liège (A) W 3-2 24/09/2017 League KAA Gent (A) W 1-0 Šaponjić 3 Šaponjić 23, De Pauw 52 (P), Hamalainen 73 (P) 9
SV Zulte Waregem 28/09/2017 UEL SS Lazio (A) L 0-2 01/10/2017 League KSC Lokeren OV (H) L 1-3 Olayinka 63 15/10/2017 League Royal Antwerp (A) L 0-3 19/10/2017 UEL Vitesse (H) D 1-1 Kashia 23 (og) 22/10/2017 League Waasland-Beveren (H) L 2-5 Hamalainen 17 (P), De Pauw 54 25/10/2017 League RSC Anderlecht (A) L 0-2 28/10/2017 League KV Mechelen (H) W 2-1 Walsh 29, Leya Iseka 58 02/11/2017 UEL Vitesse (A) W 2-0 Dabo 3 (og), Kaya 70 05/11/2017 League KV Oostende (A) L 2-4 Coopman 67, Hamalainen 90+1 19/11/2017 League KRC Genk (H) L 0-1 23/11/2017 UEL OGC Nice (A) 26/11/2017 League Club Brugge (A) 30/11/2017 Cup Club Brugge (H) 03/12/2017 League KAA Gent (H) 07/12/2017 UEL SS Lazio (H) 10/12/2017 League K. Sint-Truidense VV (A) 17/12/2017 League Royal Antwerp (H) 23/12/2017 League R. Excel Mouscron (A) 26/12/2017 League R. Charleroi SC (H) 19/01/2018 League KV Mechelen (A) 23/01/2018 League R. Standard de Liège (H) 26/01/2018 League Waasland-Beveren (A) 02/02/2018 League KV Oostende (H) 09/02/2018 League KRC Genk (A) 16/02/2018 League KAS Eupen (H) 23/02/2018 League KV Kortrijk (A) 03/03/2018 League RSC Anderlecht (H) 10/03/2018 League KSC Lokeren OV (A) Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Club Brugge 15 12 1 2 33 12 37 2 R. Charleroi SC 15 9 4 2 26 16 31 3 RSC Anderlecht 15 8 4 3 22 17 28 4 K. Sint-Truidense VV 15 7 3 5 21 23 24 5 Royal Antwerp 15 6 5 4 22 20 23 6 KRC Genk 15 5 7 3 21 17 22 7 Waasland-Beveren 15 6 3 6 31 25 21 8 R. Standard de Liège 15 5 5 5 15 18 20 9 SV Zulte Waregem 15 6 1 8 26 27 19 10 KAA Gent 15 5 4 6 20 15 19 11 R. Excel Mouscron 15 5 4 6 22 26 19 12 KSC Lokeren OV 15 4 4 7 17 24 16 13 KV Oostende 15 4 3 8 20 22 15 14 KV Kortrijk 15 3 5 7 16 24 14 15 KV Mechelen 15 2 5 8 17 26 11 10
Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 16 KAS Eupen 15 2 4 9 23 40 10 11
Match-by-match lineups OGC Nice UEFA Champions League - Third qualifying round (26/07/2017) OGC Nice 1-1 AFC Ajax Goals: 1-0 Balotelli 32, 1-1 Van de Beek 49 OGC Nice: Cardinale, Souquet, Seri, Lees-Melou (87 Dalbert Estevão), Balotelli (70 Plea), Srarfi (77 Marcel), Eysseric, Le Marchand, Sarr, Koziello, Dante (02/08/2017) AFC Ajax 2-2 OGC Nice (agg: 3-3) Goals: 0-1 Souquet 3, 1-1 Van de Beek 26, 2-1 Sánchez 57, 2-2 Marcel 79 OGC Nice: Cardinale, Souquet, Seri, Lees-Melou, Srarfi (46 Dalbert Estevão), Eysseric, Plea, Le Marchand, Sarr (69 Marcel), Koziello, Dante Play-off (16/08/2017) SSC Napoli 2-0 OGC Nice Goals: 1-0 Mertens 13, 2-0 Jorginho 70 (P) OGC Nice: Cardinale, Souquet, Seri, Saint-Maximin (82 Walter), Lees-Melou, Plea, Le Marchand, Sarr (60 Boscagli), Jallet (94 Burner), Koziello, Dante (22/08/2017) OGC Nice 0-2 SSC Napoli (agg: 0-4) Goals: 0-1 Callejón 48, 0-2 Insigne 89 OGC Nice: Cardinale, Souquet, Tameze (66 Lees-Melou), Seri, Saint-Maximin, Balotelli (77 Knepe Ganago), Sneijder, Walter (79 Marcel), Le Marchand, Jallet, Dante UEFA Europa League - Group stage Group K Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts SS Lazio 4 4 0 0 9 3 12 OGC Nice 4 2 0 2 9 5 6 SV Zulte Waregem 4 1 1 2 4 8 4 Vitesse 4 0 1 3 3 9 1 Matchday 1 (14/09/2017) SV Zulte Waregem 1-5 OGC Nice Goals: 0-1 Plea 16, 0-2 Plea 20, 0-3 Dante 28, 1-3 Leya Iseka 46, 1-4 Saint-Maximin 69, 1-5 Balotelli 74 OGC Nice: Cardinale, Souquet, Seri (77 Tameze), Saint-Maximin, Lees-Melou, Balotelli, Plea (77 Knepe Ganago), Le Marchand, N. Mendy (83 Srarfi), Jallet, Dante Matchday 2 (28/09/2017) OGC Nice 3-0 Vitesse Goals: 1-0 Plea 16, 2-0 Saint-Maximin 45, 3-0 Plea 82 OGC Nice: Cardinale, Souquet, Seri (73 Tameze), Saint-Maximin (80 Srarfi), Lees-Melou, Balotelli (73 Knepe Ganago), Plea, Le Marchand, Jallet, Koziello, Dante Matchday 3 (19/10/2017) OGC Nice 1-3 SS Lazio Goals: 1-0 Balotelli 4, 1-1 Caicedo 5, 1-2 S. Milinković-Savić 65, 1-3 S. Milinković-Savić 89 OGC Nice: Cardinale, Marlon, Lees-Melou (71 Plea), Balotelli, Sneijder, Burner, Walter, Le Marchand, N. Mendy, Jallet (88 Srarfi), Dante Matchday 4 (02/11/2017) SS Lazio 1-0 OGC Nice 12
Goals: 1-0 Le Marchand 90+2 (og) OGC Nice: Benitez, Souquet, Lees-Melou (80 Balotelli), Sneijder (66 Lusamba), Plea, Walter, Le Marchand, N. Mendy, Jallet, Koziello (86 Tameze), Dante Matchday 5 (23/11/2017) OGC Nice-SV Zulte Waregem Matchday 6 (07/12/2017) Vitesse-OGC Nice SV Zulte Waregem UEFA Europa League - Group stage Matchday 1 (14/09/2017) SV Zulte Waregem 1-5 OGC Nice Goals: 0-1 Plea 16, 0-2 Plea 20, 0-3 Dante 28, 1-3 Leya Iseka 46, 1-4 Saint-Maximin 69, 1-5 Balotelli 74 SV Zulte Waregem: Leali, De Fauw, Heylen, Derijck, Leya Iseka (84 Šaponjić), Kaya (75 Coopman), De Pauw (74 Kastanos), Doumbia, J. De Sart, Hamalainen, Olayinka Matchday 2 (28/09/2017) SS Lazio 2-0 SV Zulte Waregem Goals: 1-0 Caicedo 18, 2-0 Immobile 90 SV Zulte Waregem: Leali, De Fauw, Baudry (84 Šaponjić), Heylen, Derijck, Leya Iseka, De Pauw (46 Olayinka), Doumbia, Kastanos (46 Kaya), Hamalainen, Coopman Matchday 3 (19/10/2017) SV Zulte Waregem 1-1 Vitesse Goals: 1-0 Kashia 23 (og), 1-1 Bruns 27 SV Zulte Waregem: Bostyn, Heylen, Derijck, Leya Iseka (55 De Pauw), De Mets, Kaya (89 Šaponjić), Walsh (70 De Fauw), J. De Sart, Hamalainen, Coopman, Olayinka Matchday 4 (02/11/2017) Vitesse 0-2 SV Zulte Waregem Goals: 0-1 Dabo 3 (og), 0-2 Kaya 70 SV Zulte Waregem: Bostyn, De Fauw (87 Heylen), Baudry, De Mets, Kaya (77 Doumbia), De Pauw (27 Hamalainen), Walsh, Madu, J. De Sart, Coopman, Olayinka Matchday 5 (23/11/2017) OGC Nice-SV Zulte Waregem Matchday 6 (07/12/2017) SV Zulte Waregem-SS Lazio 13
Match officials Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Luca Banti (ITA) Andrea Crispo (ITA), Fabiano Preti (ITA) Massimiliano Irrati (ITA), Daniele Doveri (ITA) Filippo Meli (ITA) Oleg Harlamov (EST) Erol Ersoy (TUR) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA Europa League matches UEFA matches Luca Banti 27/03/1974 29 44 Luca Banti Referee since: 1991 First division: 2005 FIFA badge: 2009 Tournaments: N/A Finals N/A UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage reached Home Away Result Venue 19/08/2010 UEL PO KRC Genk FC Porto 0-3 Genk 02/12/2010 UEL GS Paris Saint-Germain Sevilla FC 4-2 Paris 15/09/2011 UEL GS Paris Saint-Germain FC Salzburg 3-1 Paris 08/11/2012 UEL GS Club Brugge Newcastle United FC 2-2 Bruges 28/08/2014 UEL PO Club Brugge Grasshopper Club Zürich 1-0 Bruges 25/08/2016 UEL PO KF Shkëndija KAA Gent 0-4 Skopje Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage reached Home Away Result Venue 11/08/2010 U21 QR France Belgium 0-1 Vannes 19/08/2010 UEL PO KRC Genk FC Porto 0-3 Genk 02/12/2010 UEL GS Paris Saint-Germain Sevilla FC 4-2 Paris 15/09/2011 UEL GS Paris Saint-Germain FC Salzburg 3-1 Paris 08/11/2012 UEL GS Club Brugge Newcastle United FC 2-2 Bruges 30/07/2013 UCL 3QR PSV Eindhoven SV Zulte Waregem 2-0 Eindhoven 28/08/2014 UEL PO Club Brugge Grasshopper Club Zürich 1-0 Bruges 13/10/2014 EURO QR Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium 1-1 Zenica 26/07/2016 UCL 3QR FC Rostov RSC Anderlecht 2-2 Rostov-on-Don 25/08/2016 UEL PO KF Shkëndija KAA Gent 0-4 Skopje 14
Date Competition Stage reached Home Away Result Venue 07/10/2016 WC QR France Bulgaria 4-1 Saint-Denis 10/10/2017 WC QR Belgium Cyprus 4-0 Brussels 15
Legend Competitions Club competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League UCUP: UEFA Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Competition stages F: Final GS: Group stage GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round R2: Second round R3: Third round R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying round 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off PO - FT: Play-off for Final Tournament GS-FT: Group stage final tournament Statistics National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 16