Ligue 1 (Week 17) : Monaco beats Bastia 2-1
FRANCE, Dec. 5, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 17: After their 3-3 draw against Marseille on December 2 and 1-1 draw against Caen on December 2, Monaco bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Bastia this Saturday.
Lacina Traoré scored dual goals
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with two goals by Ivorian forward Lacina Traoré at '72 and '84.
AS Monaco climbed to fourth place with 28 points from 17 games, only one point behind Caen.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of December 5, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 32 | 45 |
| 2 | Angers | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 3 | Caen | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 29 |
| 4 | Monaco | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 28 |
| 5 | Lyon | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | Nice | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 25 |
| 7 | Lorient | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Saint-Etienne | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | Marseille | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 22 |
| 10 | Rennes | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Nantes | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 22 |
| 12 | Lille | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 13 | Reims | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 20 |
| 14 | GFC Ajaccio | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | Guingamp | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 19 |
| 16 | Montpellier | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 18 |
| 17 | Bordeaux | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 18 |
| 18 | Bastia | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 18 |
| 19 | Toulouse | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 31 | -12 | 15 |
| 20 | Troyes | 17 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 34 | -25 | 6 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2015-2016
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Overview
Bastia
- Position: 18 -2
- Best performance of the season:Bastia 3-0 Toulouse (26 Sep.)
- Previous game:Bastia 1-0 Bordeaux (2 Dec.)
- Next game:Troyes - Bastia (12 Dec.)
AS Monaco
- Position: 4 +2
- Best performance of the season:Montpellier 2-3 Monaco (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Monaco 1-1 Caen (2 Dec.)
- Next game:Monaco - Saint-Etienne (13 Dec.)
Bastia
1:2
Monaco
1:2 (0:0)
- 5 December 2015
- 20:00
- Bastia
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 45 |
| 2 |  Angers | 30 |
| 3 |  Caen | 29 |
| 4 | Monaco | 28 |
| 5 |  Lyon | 26 |
Week 17 Results
| Friday 4 December 2015 | ||||
 | Nice | 0-3 | PSG | |
| Saturday 5 December 2015 | ||||
| Lyon | 0-2 | Angers | |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 1-1 | Nantes |  |
 | Toulouse | 2-3 | Lorient |  |
| Bastia | 1-2 | Monaco | |
| Caen | 1-2 | Lille |  |
 | Reims | 1-1 | Troyes |  |
| Sunday 6 December 2015 | ||||
 | Marseille | 14:00 | Montpellier |  |
 | Bordeaux | 17:00 | Guingamp |  |
 | Saint-Etienne | 21:00 | Rennes |  |