Ligue 1 (Week 17) : Lille beats Caen 2-1
FRANCE, Dec. 5, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 17: After a 1-1 draw with Monaco on December 2, Caen lost 2-1 against Lille.
Yassine Benzia scored dual goals
Lille dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Yassine Benzia in the 28th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Lille players further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Benzia in the 57th minute.
Caen are down in third place with 29 points from 17 games, one point behind Angers SCO.
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
Caen
- Position: 3 -1
- Best performance of the season:Bordeaux 1-4 Caen (29 Nov.)
- Previous game:Monaco 1-1 Caen (2 Dec.)
- Next game:Rennes - Caen (11 Dec.)
Lille
- Position: 12 +6
- Best performance of the season:Lille 2-0 Montpellier (2 Oct.)
- Previous game:Lille 1-0 Saint-Etienne (2 Dec.)
- Next game:Lille - Lorient (12 Dec.)
Caen
1:2
Lille
1:2 (0:1)
- 5 December 2015
- 20:00
- Caen
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 |  |