Ligue 1 (Week 29) : Nantes beats Evian 2-1
FRANCE, Mar. 14, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 29: After losing 3-1 to Reims on March 7, Nantes bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Evian this Saturday.
Nantes dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by midfielder Georges-Kévin N'Koudou in the 45th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Nantes players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Gakpé in the 47th minute.
Nantes climbed to 8th place with 39 points from 29 games, 6 points behind Bordeaux, which has a game in hand.
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
Nantes
- Position: 8 +3
- Best performance of the season:Evian 0-2 Nantes (25 Oct.)
- Previous game:Reims 3-1 Nantes (7 Mar.)
- Next game:Rennes - Nantes (21 Mar.)
Evian
- Position: 17 -1
- Best performance of the season:Evian 3-0 Metz (4 Oct.)
- Previous game:Evian 1-3 Monaco (7 Mar.)
- Next game:Evian - Montpellier (21 Mar.)
Nantes
2:1
Evian
2:1 (1:0)
- 14 March 2015
- 20:00
- Nantes
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 | |