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