Ligue 1 (Week 30) : Saint-Etienne beats Lille 2-0
FRANCE, Mar. 22, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 30: Three wins in a row for Saint-Etienne. After their success against Lorient and Metz, Saint-Etienne continued their sensational form in the Ligue 1 with a 2-0 victory over Lille this Sunday.
Max-Alain Gradel scored dual goals
Lille made Saint-Etienne doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with two goals by Ivorian forward Max-Alain Gradel at '63 and '74.
Saint-Etienne climbed to fourth place with 52 points from 30 games, 2 points behind Olympique de Marseille, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of March 22, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 55 | 28 | 27 | 59 |
| 2 | Lyon | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 24 | 33 | 58 |
| 3 | Marseille | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 31 | 25 | 54 |
| 4 | Saint-Etienne | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 52 |
| 5 | Monaco | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 50 |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 48 |
| 7 | Montpellier | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 45 |
| 8 | Lille | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 41 |
| 9 | Nantes | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 40 |
| 10 | Guingamp | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 41 | -9 | 39 |
| 11 | Rennes | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 39 |
| 12 | Nice | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 37 |
| 13 | Bastia | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 37 |
| 14 | Caen | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 35 |
| 15 | Reims | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 47 | -12 | 35 |
| 16 | Evian | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 32 | 46 | -14 | 35 |
| 17 | Lorient | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 34 |
| 18 | Toulouse | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 32 |
| 19 | Lens | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 25 |
| 20 | Metz | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 42 | -20 | 23 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2014-2015
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Overview
Saint-Etienne
- Position: 4 +1
- Best performance of the season:Saint-Etienne 3-0 Evian (21 Dec.)
- Previous game:Metz 2-3 Saint-Etienne (14 Mar.)
- Next game:Monaco - Saint-Etienne (3 Apr.)
Lille
- Position: 8
- Best performance of the season:Lille 3-0 Rennes (15 Mar.)
- Previous game:Lille 3-0 Rennes (15 Mar.)
- Next game:Lille - Reims (4 Apr.)
Saint-Etienne
2:0
Lille
2:0 (0:0)
- 22 March 2015
- 14:00
- Saint-Étienne
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 59 |
| 2 |  Lyon | 58 |
| 3 |  Marseille | 54 |
| 4 | Saint-Etienne | 52 |
| 5 |  Monaco | 50 |
Week 30 Results
| Friday 20 March 2015 | ||||
| PSG | 3-1 | Lorient |  |
| Saturday 21 March 2015 | ||||
| Lyon | 1-2 | Nice |  |
 | Caen | 0-0 | Metz |  |
 | Toulouse | 2-1 | Bordeaux |  |
 | Rennes | 0-0 | Nantes |  |
 | Evian | 1-0 | Montpellier |  |
 | Bastia | 0-0 | Guingamp |  |
| Sunday 22 March 2015 | ||||
| Saint-Etienne | 2-0 | Lille | |
 | Reims | 17:00 | Monaco | |
 | Lens | 21:00 | Marseille | |