December 2, 2016
Caen 3-3 Dijon
Ivan Santini 24’ 37’ Pier Lees-Moutou 26’
Yann Karamoh 43’ Lions Diony 59’
Alaeddine Yahia 81’(o,g)
Caen and Dijon evenly shared 6 goals.
Neither team could afford more defeats in their season and a draw seemed fair when we look at the balance of play.
December 3, 2016
Montpellier 3-0 Paris Saint-Germain
Paul Bastien Lasne 42’
Ellyes Skhiri 48’
Ryad Boudebouz 80’
Shocker! We didn’t see this one coming. Paris Saint-Germain leaves Montpellier goalless and pointless.
Just when we thought the Paris Saint-Germain were back on track in their attempt to defend their league title, they drop massive points away at Montpellier.
Montpellier hammered Paris Saint-Germain to secure their fourth victory of the season.
Paris Saint-Germain was coming to this fixture in search of their sixth consecutive league victory.
PSG’s defeat allows room for Monaco to open a point lead with a victory and OGC Nice to open a four-point lead with a victory.
Bordeaux 0-1 Lille
Nicolas De Preville 44’
Deigo Rolan missed a penalty that could have given Bordeaux a point in this match.
Nicola De Preville’s late first half goal for Lille gave them an away victory and a consecutive league victory.
Angers 2-2 Lorient
Famara Diedhiou 26’ Sylvain Marveaux 23’
Cheikh Ndoye 58’ Abdul Majeed Waris 66’
Angers played out a 2-2 draw with struggling Lorient.
There was a goal in each half for both teams. At some point in the match, each team gained a lead, lost a lead and got an equalizing goal.
Monaco 5-0 Bastia
Kylian Mbappe Lottin 10’
Thomas Lemar 67’
Radamel Falcao 68’ 73’
Guido Marcelo Carrillo 79’
After sixteen rounds, Monaco’s goal difference in the 2016/17 Ligue 1 is +33. Their closest contender in that department is Paris Saint-Germain (+19).
Four second-half goals allowed Monaco to thrash a struggling Bastia. It was a great way for Monaco to bounce back after dropping points in their previous match in a ‘1-1’ draw against Dijon.
This victory would make Monaco the leaders of Ligue 1 if OGC NIce fails to win their fixture against Toulouse.
Guingamp 2-0 Nantes
Jimmy Braind 22’
Yannis Salibur 63’
A goal in each half gave Guingamp a deserved home victory over a struggling Nantes. It is now six matches in a row without a win for Nantes.
Metz (abandoned) Lyon
December 4, 2016
Rennes 2-0 Saint-Etienne
Paul-Georges Ntep 55’
Kamil Grosicki 90’+3’
In a close contest, two second half goals allowed Rennes to make up for their defeat to bottom table Lorient with a win over Saint-Etienne.
Marseille 3-0 Nancy
Florian Thauvin 46’
Bafetimbi Gomis 80’
Clinton Njie 90’+3’
Marseille scored three goals in the second half to hammer out newly-promoted Nancy.
OGC Nice 3-0 Toulouse
Alassane Plea 23’
Younes Belhanda 27’
Jean-Michel Seri 65’
A comfortable victory over Toulouse ensured that OGC Nice keep their three points lead at the top of the table for at least another week.
