Lille whinge about pitch after draw, Nice go through surprise loss

Jocelyn Gourvennec's Lille, who're pinnacle in their Champions League group, sit twelfth in Ligue 1 and are winless in six league fits.

Burak Yilmaz gave them an early lead against Nantes earlier than Ludovic Blas's 24th-minute leveller.

Visiting complete-returned Fabio become despatched off with 12 mins ultimate, however the in-form Jonathan David missed the resulting penalty.

Lille's players and Gourvennec grew to become their ire toward the turf after the sport.

"It's tough to play out from the returned whilst you're being pressed on a pitch like that," said Lille coach Gourvennec.

"I don't like to talk approximately it, but it's a reality. What's the answer? I do not know. We frequently communicate approximately it with the president.

"It's a actual trouble -- we don't have an amazing satisfactory pitch. Apart from making observations, I don't know what I can do. Do we want an investment? I do not know."

Nice neglected the chance to shut to inside eight points of league leaders Paris Saint-Germain as they slumped to a 1-0 defeat by means of Metz.

It was simplest Metz's 2d league win of the marketing campaign and attracts them level on points with 2d-backside Saint-Etienne, who host PSG on Sunday.

Nice tackle PSG on Wednesday however by way of then might be 14 factors off the tempo.