Ligue 1 (Week 17) : Saint-Etienne beats Bastia 1-0
FRANCE, Dec. 6, 2014 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 17: Three wins in a row for Saint-Etienne. After their success against Lyon and Montpellier, Saint-Etienne continued their sensational form in the Ligue 1 with a 1-0 victory over Bastia this Saturday.
Bastia made Saint-Etienne doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Dutch forward Ricky van Wolfswinkel in the 58th minute.
Saint-Etienne climbed to third place with 32 points from 17 games, 3 points behind Olympique de Marseille, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of December 6, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 37 |
| 2 | Marseille | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 35 |
| 3 | Saint-Etienne | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 32 |
| 4 | Bordeaux | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | Lyon | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 30 |
| 6 | Rennes | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | Monaco | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Nantes | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Reims | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 22 |
| 11 | Nice | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 21 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Metz | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 19 |
| 14 | Evian | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 19 |
| 15 | Lille | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Lorient | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 17 |
| 17 | Guingamp | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 15 |
| 18 | Lens | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 14 |
| 19 | Caen | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 | Bastia | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2014-2015
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Overview
Saint-Etienne
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Saint-Etienne 3-0 Lyon (30 Nov.)
- Previous game:Montpellier 0-2 Saint-Etienne (3 Dec.)
- Next game:Nice - Saint-Etienne (14 Dec.)
Bastia
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Bastia 2-0 Montpellier (8 Nov.)
- Previous game:Bastia 1-2 Evian (3 Dec.)
- Next game:Bastia - Rennes (13 Dec.)
Saint-Etienne
1:0
Bastia
1:0 (0:0)
- 6 December 2014
- 20:00
- Saint-Étienne
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 37 |
| 2 |  Marseille | 35 |
| 3 | Saint-Etienne | 32 |
| 4 |  Bordeaux | 31 |
| 5 |  Lyon | 30 |
Week 17 Results
| Friday 5 December 2014 | ||||
 | Toulouse | 0-2 | Monaco |  |
| Saturday 6 December 2014 | ||||
| PSG | 2-1 | Nantes |  |
| Saint-Etienne | 1-0 | Bastia | |
| Bordeaux | 3-2 | Lorient |  |
 | Rennes | 0-4 | Montpellier |  |
 | Caen | 2-3 | Nice |  |
| Sunday 7 December 2014 | ||||
 | Evian | 14:00 | Lyon | |
 | Lens | 17:00 | Lille |  |
 | Reims | 17:00 | Guingamp |  |
| Marseille | 21:00 | Metz |  |