Ligue 1 (Week 18) : Lyon beats Caen 3-0
FRANCE, Dec. 12, 2014 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 18: Three wins in a row for Lyon. After their success against Reims and Evian, “Les Gones” continued their sensational form in the Ligue 1 with a 3-0 victory over Caen this Friday.
Alexandre Lacazette scored dual goals
Lyon dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Alexandre Lacazette in the 7th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, “Les Gones” further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Lacazette '57 and Benzia '62).
Olympique Lyonnais remains in third place with 36 points from 18 games, one point behind Paris Saint-Germain, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of December 12, 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 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 36 |
| 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 | Bastia | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 14 |
| 20 | Caen | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2014-2015
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Overview
Olympique Lyonnais
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Lyon 5-1 Montpellier (19 Oct.)
- Previous game:Evian 2-3 Lyon (7 Dec.)
- Next game:Bordeaux - Lyon (21 Dec.)
Caen
- Position: 20 -1
- Best performance of the season:Evian 0-3 Caen (9 Aug.)
- Previous game:Caen 2-3 Nice (6 Dec.)
- Next game:Caen - Bastia (20 Dec.)
Lyon
3:0
Caen
3:0 (1:0)
- 12 December 2014
- 20:30
- Lyon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marseille | 38 |
| 2 |  PSG | 37 |
| 3 | Lyon | 36 |
| 4 |  Saint-Etienne | 32 |
| 5 |  Bordeaux | 31 |
Week 18 Results
| Friday 12 December 2014 | ||||
| Lyon | 3-0 | Caen | |
| Saturday 13 December 2014 | ||||
 | Nantes | 17:00 | Bordeaux | |
 | Lorient | 20:00 | Metz |  |
 | Montpellier | 20:00 | Lens |  |
 | Reims | 20:00 | Evian |  |
 | Bastia | 20:00 | Rennes |  |
| Sunday 14 December 2014 | ||||
 | Nice | 14:00 | Saint-Etienne | |
 | Lille | 17:00 | Toulouse |  |
 | Guingamp | 17:00 | PSG | |
 | Monaco | 21:00 | Marseille | |