Domestic Leagues
French Ligue 1 – Round Twenty One
Top Four:
- Monaco
- OGC Nice
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Lyon
Bottom Four:
- Caen
- Metz
- Angers
- Lorient
January 20, 2017
Bastia 1-1 OGC Nice
Prince Oniangue 17’ Arnaud Souquet 33’
Three consecutive league draws sees OGC Nice lose grip of the title challenge.
January 21, 2017
Nantes 0-2 Paris Saint-Germain
Edinson Cavani 21’ 65’
They were pre-season favorites and might be beginning to act like it.
Paris Saint-Germain increased the pressure on OGC Nice and Monaco by getting another victory.
Bordeaux 1-0 Toulouse
Valentine Vada 1’
A very early goal was enough for Bordeaux to get a victory over Toulouse.
Going a man down in the 44th minute didn’t help Toulouse chance of a comeback in this match.
Dijon 0-0 Lille
Nothing could separate Dijon and Lille. A consecutive league draws for recently promoted Dijon and four winless league matches for Lille.
Caen -POSTPONED- Nancy
Partially frozen pitch call the game to be postponed.
Guingamp 1-1 Rennes
Mustapha Diallo 39’ Yoann Gourcuff 46’
With fewer men, Rennes were able to come from a goal down and hold on to draw away at Guingamp.
Rennes midfielder Sanjin Prcic was sent off late in the first half after receiving a second yellow card.
Metz 2-0 Montpellier
Cheick Diabate 14’ 20’
Montpellier couldn’t find their way back into the match after going two goals down in the early parts of the first half. Cheick Diabate scored a brace that gave relegation-zoned Metz a home victory over Montpellier.
January 22, 2017
Monaco 4-0 Lorient
Gabriel Boschilia 24’ 28’
Valere Germain 37’ 59’
Monaco remains potent in front of goal and got a victory that moved them to the top of Ligue 1.
A brace from Gabriel Boschilia and Valere Germain gave Monaco a comfortable home victory over bottom table Lorient. (No shocker)
Saint-Etienne 2-1 Angers
Abdoulaye Bamba 51’(o.g) Mateo Pavlovic 17’
Loic Perrin 75’
Two goals in the second half allowed Saint Etienne to come from a goal down to grab a victory over Angers. The defeat denied Angers the opportunity to climb out of the relegation zone in Ligue 1.
Lyon 3-1 Marseille
Mathieu Valbuena 43’ Matheus Doria 68’
Alexandre Lacazette 62’ 75’
Lyon made their position on the league table more secured after a home victory over Marseille.
Alexandre Lacazette scored the winning goal and the insurance goal for Lyon.
Lyon is 8 points away from the top three in Ligue 1, and 6 points away from every other team in the standings.