Ligue 1 (Week 8) : Montpellier beats Lorient 2-1
FRANCE, Sep. 27, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 8: After three straigth defeats, Montpellier returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Lorient this Sunday.
Montpellier dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Bensebaini Ramy in the 6th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Montpellier players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Martin in the 57th minute.
Lorient are down in 10th place with 11 points from 8 games, tie on points with OGC Nice, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of September 27, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 20 |
| 2 | Saint-Etienne | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Rennes | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Reims | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Angers | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Caen | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Lyon | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Monaco | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Nice | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 | Lorient | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Bastia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 10 |
| 13 | Guingamp | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Marseille | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | Lille | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 16 | Toulouse | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Nantes | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 7 |
| 18 | Montpellier | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 4 |
| 19 | Troyes | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 4 |
| 20 | GFC Ajaccio | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2015-2016
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Overview
Montpellier HSC
- Position: 18 +2
- Best performance of the season:Montpellier 2-1 Lorient (27 Sep.)
- Previous game:Montpellier 2-3 Monaco (24 Sep.)
- Next game:Lille - Montpellier (2 Oct.)
Lorient
- Position: 10 -1
- Best performance of the season:Lorient 3-1 Angers (12 Sep.)
- Previous game:Lorient 2-0 Caen (23 Sep.)
- Next game:Lorient - Bordeaux (4 Oct.)
Montpellier
2:1
Lorient
2:1 (1:0)
- 27 September 2015
- 17:00
- Montpellier
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 20 |
| 2 |  Saint-Etienne | 16 |
| 3 |  Rennes | 15 |
| 4 |  Reims | 15 |
| 5 |  Angers | 15 |
Week 8 Results
| Friday 25 September 2015 | ||||
| Reims | 1-0 | Lille |  |
| Saturday 26 September 2015 | ||||
 | Nantes | 1-4 | PSG | |
 | Caen | 2-0 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
| Rennes | 1-1 | Troyes |  |
 | Bordeaux | 3-1 | Lyon |  |
 | Bastia | 3-0 | Toulouse |  |
| Sunday 27 September 2015 | ||||
 | Marseille | 1-2 | Angers | |
 | Guingamp | 3-3 | Monaco |  |
| Montpellier | 2-1 | Lorient | |
| Saint-Etienne | 21:00 | Nice |  |