Domestic Leagues
Ligue 1 – Round Seven
September 23, 2016
Toulouse 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain
Yann Bodiger 48’ (pen)
Jimmy Durmaz 79’
Loss number two for PSG.
Paris Saint-Germain has now lost the same amount of matches they did the entire 2015/16 Ligue 1 season.
Two points separated the two teams at the start of the match, but a point separated Paris Saint-Germain and league leaders Nice. A win for PSG would have them top the table until Nice and Monaco play their respective matches over the weekend.
A win for Toulouse sends them above Paris Saint-Germain. Toulouse sits in second position on the table, equaling the points of Nice.
Nice, Monaco and Bordeaux can change the position of the top three with a win.
This was not part of the plan. This was not what we expected from Paris Saint-Germain. The impact of the big changes over the summer. Laurent Blanc, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Luiz.
September 24, 2016
Lorient 1-0 Lyon
Jimmy Cabot 51’
Lorient put the brakes on Lyon’s title bid with a 1-0 home win. It was the second win of the season for Lorient and it moved them from the bottom of the table for the mean time.
Bordeaux 0-0 Caen
Bordeaux couldn’t find their way around Caen and finished the match in goalless draw.
Montpellier 0-1 Metz
Mevlut Erdinc 45’+ 2 (pen)
A late penalty in the first half allowed Metz and away win at Montpellier. It is a win that keeps the newly promoted side in the mix of teams that are looking to be in the Ligue 1 for another season.
Bastia 1-0 Guingamp
Enzo Crivelli 77’
Enzo Crivelli scored the winner for Bastia in the 77th minute against a 10-man Guingamp side, before getting sent off in two minutes later for a second yellow card.
Dijon 3-0 Rennes
Lois Diony 7’. 78’
Jordan Marie 19’
It was a home win for Dijon when Rennes came to visit. It was the second win for the newly promoted side. Two first half goals and a goal in the sealed the deal for Dijon.
Monaco 2-1 Angers
Kamil Glik 66’ Famara Diedhiou 55’
Dickson Nwakaeme 76’ (o.g)
Thanks to an own goal, Monaco climbed back to the top of the league table with a win over Angers. Only a win for Nice could change Monaco’s position on the table.
September 25, 2016
Saint-Etienne 3-1 Lille
Robert Beric 63’ Renato Civelli 80’
Arnaud Nordin 72’
Nolan Roux 90’+3
After losing their season opener against Bordeaux, Saint-Etienne has managed to avoid defeat in the 2016/17 Ligue 1 season.
Lille sits at the bottom of the French Ligue 1 table after an away defeat to Saint-Etienne. Four goals were scored in the second half, and the home team did the most of the scoring to get all three points.
Lille played the entire second half with 10 men. Franck Beria was sent off in the 43rd minute after receiving two yellow cards.
Nancy 0-1 Nice
Alassane Plea 60’
Monaco, Toulouse and Paris Saint-Germain were hoping that newly promoted Nancy would perform a miracle and deny Nice of maximum points in this match. Their prayers went unanswered.
Nice got the win they needed to climb back to pole position on the league table. Alassane Plea’s goal in the 60th minute was the only goal of the match.
Marseille 2-1 Nantes
Clinton Njie 22’ Emiliano Sala 2’
Bafetimbi Gomis 53’ (pen)
