Ligue 1 (Week 4) : Metz beats Lyon 2-1
FRANCE, Aug. 31, 2014 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 4: After losing 2-0 to Montpellier on August 23, Metz returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Lyon this Sunday.
Lyon made Metz doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Ngbakoto ('82 on penalty) and Falcón ('86).
Metz climbed to 14th place with 5 points from 4 games, tie on points with Bastia.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of August 31, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bordeaux | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Lille | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Saint-Etienne | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Marseille | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Rennes | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Lorient | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Nantes | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Caen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Lens | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Toulouse | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | PSG | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Bastia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Metz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Monaco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Nice | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Lyon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 18 | Guingamp | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 19 | Reims | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 1 |
| 20 | Evian | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2014-2015
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Overview
Metz
- Position: 14 +4
- Best performance of the season:Metz 2-1 Lyon (31 Aug.)
- Previous game:Montpellier 2-0 Metz (23 Aug.)
- Next game:Nice - Metz (13 Sep.)
Olympique Lyonnais
- Position: 17 -4
- Best performance of the season:Lyon 2-0 Rennes (10 Aug.)
- Previous game:Lyon 0-1 Lens (24 Aug.)
- Next game:Lyon - Monaco (12 Sep.)
Metz
2:1
Lyon
2:1 (0:0)
- 31 August 2014
- 17:00
- Metz
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bordeaux | 10 |
| 2 |  Lille | 8 |
| 3 |  Saint-Etienne | 7 |
| 4 |  Marseille | 7 |
| 5 |  Rennes | 7 |
Week 4 Results
| Friday 29 August 2014 | ||||
| Marseille | 4-0 | Nice |  |
| Saturday 30 August 2014 | ||||
 | Monaco | 1-1 | Lille | |
 | Lens | 4-2 | Reims |  |
 | Nantes | 1-0 | Montpellier |  |
 | Caen | 0-1 | Rennes | |
 | Toulouse | 1-0 | Evian |  |
 | Lorient | 4-0 | Guingamp |  |
| Sunday 31 August 2014 | ||||
| Bordeaux | 1-1 | Bastia |  |
| Metz | 2-1 | Lyon | |
 | PSG | 21:00 | Saint-Etienne | |