Ligue 1 (Week 3) : Marseille defeats Valenciennes 1-0
FRANCE, Aug. 24, 2013 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 3: Three wins in a row for Marseille. After their success against Guingamp and Evian, Marseille continued their sensational form in the Ligue 1 with a 1-0 victory over Valenciennes this Saturday.
Olympique de Marseille climbed to first place with 9 points from 3 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up AS Monaco.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of August 24, 2013) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marseille | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Monaco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Lyon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Saint-Etienne | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Bastia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Reims | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Rennes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Valenciennes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Lille | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Lorient | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Nice | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 12 | PSG | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Toulouse | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| 14 | Ajaccio | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Nantes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Sochaux | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Bordeaux | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Evian | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 19 | Montpellier | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | Guingamp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2013-2014
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Overview
Valenciennes FC
- Position: 6
- Best performance of the season:Valenciennes 3-0 Toulouse (10 Aug.)
- Previous game:Bastia 2-0 Valenciennes (17 Aug.)
- Next game:Lorient - Valenciennes (31 Aug.)
Olympique de Marseille
- Position: 1 +2
- Best performance of the season:Guingamp 1-3 Marseille (11 Aug.)
- Previous game:Marseille 2-0 Evian (17 Aug.)
- Next game:Marseille - Monaco (1 Sep.)
Valenciennes
0:1
Marseille
0:1 (0:0)
- 24 August 2013
- 17:00
- Valenciennes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marseille | 9 |
| 2 |  Monaco | 7 |
| 3 |  Lyon | 6 |
| 4 |  Saint-Etienne | 6 |
| 5 |  Bastia | 4 |
Week 3 Results
| Friday 23 August 2013 | ||||
| Monaco | 0-0 | Toulouse |  |
| Saturday 24 August 2013 | ||||
| Valenciennes | 0-1 | Marseille | |
 | Evian | 20:00 | Rennes |  |
 | Bordeaux | 20:00 | Bastia | |
 | Guingamp | 20:00 | Lorient |  |
| Lyon | 20:00 | Reims |  |
 | Montpellier | 20:00 | Sochaux |  |
| Sunday 25 August 2013 | ||||
 | Lille | 14:00 | Saint-Etienne | |
 | Ajaccio | 17:00 | Nice |  |
 | Nantes | 21:00 | PSG |  |