Ligue 1 (Week 17) : Marseille defeats Metz 3-1
FRANCE, Dec. 7, 2014 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 17: After their 1-1 draw against Lorient on December 2, Marseille returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Metz this Sunday.
Marseille dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward André-Pierre Gignac in the 43rd minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Marseille players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Ayew '59 and Payet '90).
Olympique de Marseille remains in first place with 38 points from 17 games, one point ahead of runner-up Paris Saint-Germain.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of December 7, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marseille | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | PSG | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 37 |
| 3 | Lyon | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 33 |
| 4 | Saint-Etienne | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Bordeaux | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 31 |
| 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 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 22 |
| 11 | Nice | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 21 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Metz | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | Evian | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 19 |
| 15 | Lille | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 16 | Guingamp | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 18 |
| 17 | Lorient | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 17 |
| 18 | Lens | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 15 |
| 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
Olympique de Marseille
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Reims 0-5 Marseille (23 Sep.)
- Previous game:Lorient 1-1 Marseille (2 Dec.)
- Next game:Monaco - Marseille (14 Dec.)
Metz
- Position: 13 -1
- Best performance of the season:Metz 3-0 Reims (27 Sep.)
- Previous game:Metz 0-0 Bordeaux (3 Dec.)
- Next game:Lorient - Metz (13 Dec.)
Marseille
3:1
Metz
3:1 (1:0)
- 7 December 2014
- 21:00
- Marseille
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marseille | 38 |
| 2 |  PSG | 37 |
| 3 |  Lyon | 33 |
| 4 |  Saint-Etienne | 32 |
| 5 |  Bordeaux | 31 |
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 | 2-3 | Lyon | |
 | Lens | 1-1 | Lille |  |
 | Reims | 2-3 | Guingamp |  |
| Marseille | 3-1 | Metz | |