Nearly 14,000 season tickets have been sold ahead of Sunday’s first home game of the season against Strasbourg, some 1,500 more than at the same stage last season. 

Lucien Favre has a smile on his face. “We’re delighted to be getting back into our stadium. I hope there’ll be a lot of fans. This record is a good sign, because it means that a large number of them will be there. We need that, it does us good to feel their presence and that they’re positive around the team,” said the OGC Nice coach. 

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