Ligue 1 (Week 4) : Marseille defeats Nice 4-0
FRANCE, Aug. 29, 2014 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 4: Two wins in a row for Marseille. After their 0-1 win against Guingamp on August 23, Marseille continued their sensational form in the Ligue 1 with a 4-0 victory over Nice this Friday.
Dimitri Payet scored dual goals
Marseille dominated the first half thanks to goals from Payet ('19) and Thauvin ('45). Leading 2-0 at the break, Marseille players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Payet '49 and Barrada '87).
Olympique de Marseille climbed to third place with 7 points from 4 games, tie on points with Saint-Etienne, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of August 29, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bordeaux | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Saint-Etienne | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Marseille | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Lille | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Caen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Montpellier | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | PSG | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Rennes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Nantes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Bastia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Lorient | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Nice | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 4 |
| 13 | Lyon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Toulouse | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Lens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | Guingamp | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | Monaco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 18 | Metz | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 19 | Reims | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 1 |
| 20 | Evian | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2014-2015
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Overview
Olympique de Marseille
- Position: 3 +6
- Best performance of the season:Marseille 4-0 Nice (29 Aug.)
- Previous game:Guingamp 0-1 Marseille (23 Aug.)
- Next game:Evian - Marseille (14 Sep.)
OGC Nice
- Position: 12 -3
- Best performance of the season:Nice 3-2 Toulouse (9 Aug.)
- Previous game:Nice 1-3 Bordeaux (23 Aug.)
- Next game:Nice - Metz (13 Sep.)
Marseille
4:0
Nice
4:0 (2:0)
- 29 August 2014
- 20:30
- Marseille
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bordeaux | 9 |
| 2 |  Saint-Etienne | 7 |
| 3 | Marseille | 7 |
| 4 |  Lille | 7 |
| 5 |  Caen | 6 |
Week 4 Results
| Friday 29 August 2014 | ||||
| Marseille | 4-0 | Nice | |
| Saturday 30 August 2014 | ||||
 | Monaco | 17:00 | Lille | |
 | Lens | 20:00 | Reims |  |
 | Nantes | 20:00 | Montpellier |  |
| Caen | 20:00 | Rennes |  |
 | Toulouse | 20:00 | Evian |  |
 | Lorient | 20:00 | Guingamp |  |
| Sunday 31 August 2014 | ||||
| Bordeaux | 14:00 | Bastia |  |
 | Metz | 17:00 | Lyon |  |
 | PSG | 21:00 | Saint-Etienne | |