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00:00As Montpellier and Nice close out the league campaign for 2024.
00:26Bright shadow in the left hand.
00:30End of the pitch and interesting choice of ends today given that the sun may well be directly in the eyesight of the goalkeeper.
00:42Occupying this left hand end as we get underway.
00:50And of course a different scenario probably by the time that the second half comes around.
01:00Benjamin Lecomte doing the defending.
01:11And let's see how much pressure Nice can put on this table but of course that's only a small part of the whole picture.
01:19And Nice couldn't sustain their league status, couldn't sustain the way that they were playing.
01:30Montpellier stood off, Laborde, he had the time and he had the confidence and he made quite sure of it.
01:45Gaetano Laborde puts Nice in front.
01:50Now the only question I have is in that he came back from what appeared to be an offside position.
01:55In the first phase whether it's deemed to be the same phase we're about to find out.
02:04All he was thinking about was turning inside his centre back and that is pretty much unsaveable from Lecomte's point of view.
02:14Is situated, release keeper.
02:23Wow, grab like that from Chatar.
02:30Ferry got to it on the edge of the box. Can Montpellier build some sustained pressure?
02:35They don't need to, they've levelled anyway. What a lift that is.
02:40Chatar came in around the back and Nice's lead lasted only a couple of minutes.
02:54Jonas Chatar.
03:00No wonder he's smiling, his first league goal since 2021-22.
03:09And here it was, he started it off here.
03:13Got away from Mbambele, the move built up on the other side.
03:17Nobody closed down, Ferry to cross it and Chatar just made his way in in his own good time and finished off the job.
03:25It's an important goal indeed for Montpellier, Lecomte must be feeling a great deal better.
03:41But what would come to be seen as step one in that direction?
03:45Lecomte is beaten again, it was a wonderful piece of trickery.
03:55He threaded his way through Bernani, a real glimpse of this kid's ability and what composure he showed.
04:02Nice back in front.
04:16One, two.
04:19And as the third came toward him, he knew where to let the shot go.
04:25Caressed it into the net, a real class goal this from a major talent.
04:33Again, almost unstoppable, the precision in this finish from this young player, Badreddine Bernani.
04:47Halftime here in the Stade de la Maison, Montpellier bottom of the league.
04:54That is the whistle, what a first half.
04:58The ball with goal, the shot-off answer and then the Bernani third goal 2-1 for Nice amid the booze.
05:07Adorno, short break, gonna come back with the highlights from the first half of the game.
05:11Montpellier brought briefly level by the header from Joris Schotta.
05:26Either side of the goals by Laborde and Bernani for Nice.
05:42Here's Luché.
05:53Laborde got to it just and gets it back again.
05:57That was nearly the perfect start to the second half and actually Nice made a real mess of it after that to let Montpellier off the hook.
06:11And do so again, they've given it away. Montpellier very tentative here and may yet pay for it.
06:16Guesson can't get through and it's wide.
06:20That might so easily have been a second goal of the day for Bernani and the third for Nice.
06:28Baz, got a turn and run back, still full of running.
06:32It's a great pass this time, they finish it off.
06:36They are set loose levels for Montpellier.
06:47One of the very few touches the substitute has had.
06:53But how about the hard work that made it happen today?
07:00Montpellier back on level terms.
07:03They've given absolutely everything and then more to Mane, exquisite cross.
07:08Saint-Louis had the pace to get to it.
07:11And he had the composure to finish it off.
07:21A lot of hard work rewarded for Montpellier.
07:27Over the top it goes.
07:31And that is where it ends today.
07:35Nice with two very high quality first half goals.
07:38But momentum built and built in the second half for Montpellier.
07:42They refused to lose this game basically, Gasset's men.
07:46But they couldn't win it for all their endeavour.
07:51Great second half for Montpellier but still couldn't get the win for Gasset's men.
07:55Nice get the draw in a game.
07:58They could have gotten the three points.
08:00They just played an irregular second half.
08:03So fortunately Montpellier will remain in the bottom of the table.
08:07Tying 2-2 at home versus Nice.