Ligue 1 (Week 5) : Marseille beats Evian 3-1
FRANCE, Sep. 14, 2014 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 5: Three wins in a row for Marseille. After their success against Guingamp and Nice, Marseille continued their sensational form in the Ligue 1 with a 3-1 victory over Evian this Sunday.
Marseille dominated the first half thanks to goals from Gignac ('1) and Mensah ('44 own). Leading 2-0 at the break, Marseille players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Thauvin in the 63rd minute.
Olympique de Marseille climbed to second place with 10 points from 5 games, only one point behind Lille.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of September 14, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lille | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | Marseille | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Bordeaux | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Saint-Etienne | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | PSG | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 6 | Montpellier | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Rennes | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Lorient | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Lens | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Nantes | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Nice | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 7 |
| 12 | Caen | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | Lyon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Bastia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Toulouse | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Guingamp | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 6 |
| 17 | Metz | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 18 | Reims | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 4 |
| 19 | Monaco | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 4 |
| 20 | Evian | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2014-2015
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Overview
Evian
- Position: 20
- Previous game:Toulouse 1-0 Evian (30 Aug.)
- Next game:Bordeaux - Evian (19 Sep.)
Olympique de Marseille
- Position: 2 +2
- Best performance of the season:Marseille 4-0 Nice (29 Aug.)
- Previous game:Marseille 4-0 Nice (29 Aug.)
- Next game:Marseille - Rennes (20 Sep.)
Evian
1:3
Marseille
1:3 (0:2)
- 14 September 2014
- 21:00
- Evian
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lille | 11 |
| 2 | Marseille | 10 |
| 3 |  Bordeaux | 10 |
| 4 |  Saint-Etienne | 10 |
| 5 |  PSG | 9 |
Week 5 Results
| Friday 12 September 2014 | ||||
 | Lyon | 2-1 | Monaco |  |
| Saturday 13 September 2014 | ||||
 | Rennes | 1-1 | PSG | |
 | Nice | 1-0 | Metz |  |
 | Reims | 2-0 | Toulouse |  |
 | Montpellier | 1-0 | Lorient |  |
 | Bastia | 1-1 | Lens |  |
| Saint-Etienne | 1-0 | Caen |  |
| Sunday 14 September 2014 | ||||
| Lille | 2-0 | Nantes |  |
 | Guingamp | 2-1 | Bordeaux | |
| Evian | 1-3 | Marseille | |