French Ligue 1
Briefings
It is getting clearer what side of France the league title is going.
With 13 matches left in the 2018/19 French Ligue 1 season and Paris St. Germain is 12 points clear and probably 18 points clearer after they make up for their matches in hand. A lead that is difficult to see Paris St. Germain blowing looking at their track record just a defeat in their opening 25 league matches.
February 15, 2019
Nimes 2-0 Dijon
Nimes – Teji Savanier 28’ Antonin Bobichon 83’
Lyon 2-1 Guingamp
Lyon – Martin Terrier 15’ Nabil Fekir 35’
Guingamp – Felix Eboa 21’
February 16, 2019
Marseille 2-0 Amiens
Marseille – Florian Thauvin 19’ Mario Balotelli 25’
Angers 3–0 Nice
Angers – Stephane Bahoken 44’(pen) Angelo Fulgini 47’ Cristian Lopez 90+2’
Monaco 1-0 Nantes
Monaco – Gelson Martins 13’
February 17, 2019
Bordeaux 2–1 Toulouse
Bordeaux – Toma Basic 2’ Jimmy Braind 82’
Toulouse – Yannick Cahuzac 70’
Caen 0–0 Strasbourg
Lille 0–0 Montpellier
Reims 2–0 Rennes
Reims – Boulaye Dia 3’ Remi Oudin 68’
Saint-Etienne 0–1 Paris St. Germain
Paris St. Germain – Kylian Mbappe 73’
Nabil Fekir’s 35th-minute goal was the difference between Lyon and bottom table Guingamp.
Marseille is in fourth place after three straight league victories. Marseille handed Amiens their 5th defeat in the 7 Ligue 1 matches played in 2019.
Angers also made it 3rd straight victory in the league after a 3-0 win over Nice.
Monaco wins their first consecutive home game in the league and escapes relegation zone after getting the only goal of the match to beat Nantes.
Even though they dropped point at home to Montpellier after a goalless draw, Lille kept their grip on second place by remaining unbeaten in the league this year
Kylian Mbappe scored the only goal of the match and his 19th Ligue 1 goal of the season to see Paris St. Germain pick up their 4th straight victory since the defeat to Lyon on February 3, 2019. With two matches in hand, PSG is already enjoying a comfortable 12-point lead a the top of the Ligue 1 standings.
