Ligue 1 (Week 7) : Marseille defeats Reims 5-0
FRANCE, Sep. 23, 2014 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 7: Five wins in a row for Marseille. After their success against Guingamp, Nice, Evian and Rennes, Marseille continued their sensational form in the Ligue 1 with a 5-0 victory over Reims this Tuesday.
André-Pierre Gignac and André Ayew scored dual goals
Marseille dominated the first half thanks to goals from Gignac ('8, '20). Leading 2-0 at the break, Marseille players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Ayew '52, '59 and Imbula '74).
Olympique de Marseille remains in first place with 16 points from 7 games, a 3-point lead over runner-up Bordeaux, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of September 23, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marseille | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 16 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Saint-Etienne | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Lille | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | PSG | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | Montpellier | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Nantes | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Rennes | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Metz | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Caen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Lorient | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Lyon | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Lens | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Toulouse | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | Monaco | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | Nice | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Reims | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Bastia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 6 |
| 19 | Guingamp | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 6 |
| 20 | Evian | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2014-2015
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Overview
Reims
- Position: 17 -2
- Best performance of the season:Reims 2-0 Toulouse (13 Sep.)
- Previous game:Lorient 0-1 Reims (20 Sep.)
- Next game:Metz - Reims (27 Sep.)
Olympique de Marseille
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Reims 0-5 Marseille (23 Sep.)
- Previous game:Marseille 3-0 Rennes (20 Sep.)
- Next game:Marseille - Saint-Etienne (28 Sep.)
Reims
0:5
Marseille
0:5 (0:2)
- 23 September 2014
- 19:00
- Reims
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marseille | 16 |
| 2 |  Bordeaux | 13 |
| 3 |  Saint-Etienne | 13 |
| 4 |  Lille | 12 |
| 5 |  PSG | 10 |
Week 7 Results
| Tuesday 23 September 2014 | ||||
| Reims | 0-5 | Marseille | |
 | Rennes | 21:00 | Toulouse |  |
| Wednesday 24 September 2014 | ||||
 | Evian | 19:00 | Lens |  |
 | Bastia | 19:00 | Nantes |  |
 | Guingamp | 19:00 | Metz |  |
 | Nice | 19:00 | Lille | |
 | Lyon | 19:00 | Lorient |  |
 | Montpellier | 19:00 | Monaco |  |
 | Caen | 21:00 | PSG | |
| Thursday 25 September 2014 | ||||
| Saint-Etienne | 21:00 | Bordeaux | |