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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.

Montpellier vs Nice | Ligue 1 HIGHLIGHTS | 12/16/24 | beIN SPORTS USA

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