Ligue 1 (Week 29) : Montpellier beats Reims 3-1
FRANCE, Mar. 14, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 29: After losing 1-5 to Lyon on March 8, Montpellier returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Reims this Saturday.
Lucas Barrios scored dual goals
Montpellier dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Paraguayan forward Lucas Barrios in the 4th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Montpellier players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Barrios '73 and Sanson '90).
Montpellier HSC climbed to 6th place with 45 points from 28 games, 4 points behind Saint-Etienne.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of March 14, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 22 | 34 | 57 |
| 2 | PSG | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 50 | 24 | 26 | 56 |
| 3 | Marseille | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 31 | 25 | 53 |
| 4 | Monaco | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 50 |
| 5 | Saint-Etienne | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 49 |
| 6 | Montpellier | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 45 |
| 7 | Bordeaux | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 45 |
| 8 | Nantes | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 39 |
| 9 | Lille | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 38 |
| 10 | Rennes | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 38 |
| 11 | Guingamp | 29 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 32 | 41 | -9 | 38 |
| 12 | Bastia | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 36 |
| 13 | Reims | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 47 | -12 | 35 |
| 14 | Caen | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 34 |
| 15 | Lorient | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 34 |
| 16 | Nice | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 34 |
| 17 | Evian | 29 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 31 | 46 | -15 | 32 |
| 18 | Toulouse | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 48 | -19 | 29 |
| 19 | Lens | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 25 |
| 20 | Metz | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 42 | -20 | 22 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2014-2015
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Overview
Montpellier HSC
- Position: 6 +1
- Best performance of the season:Montpellier 4-0 Nantes (24 Jan.)
- Previous game:Montpellier 1-5 Lyon (8 Mar.)
- Next game:Evian - Montpellier (21 Mar.)
Reims
- Position: 13 -1
- Best performance of the season:Reims 3-1 Nantes (7 Mar.)
- Previous game:Reims 3-1 Nantes (7 Mar.)
- Next game:Reims - Monaco (22 Mar.)
Montpellier
3:1
Reims
3:1 (1:0)
- 14 March 2015
- 20:00
- Montpellier
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lyon | 57 |
| 2 |  PSG | 56 |
| 3 |  Marseille | 53 |
| 4 |  Monaco | 50 |
| 5 |  Saint-Etienne | 49 |
Week 29 Results
| Friday 13 March 2015 | ||||
| Monaco | 3-0 | Bastia |  |
 | Nice | 1-2 | Guingamp |  |
| Saturday 14 March 2015 | ||||
 | Metz | 2-3 | Saint-Etienne | |
| Montpellier | 3-1 | Reims | |
 | Nantes | 2-1 | Evian |  |
 | Lorient | 2-1 | Caen |  |
 | Lens | 1-0 | Toulouse |  |
| Sunday 15 March 2015 | ||||
 | Lille | 14:00 | Rennes |  |
 | Bordeaux | 17:00 | PSG | |
| Marseille | 21:00 | Lyon | |