Ligue 1 (Week 18) : Lille defeats Lorient 3-0
FRANCE, Dec. 12, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 18: Three wins in a row for Lille. After their success against Saint-Etienne and Caen, Lille continued their sensational form in the Ligue 1 with a 3-0 victory over Lorient this Saturday.
Éric Bauthéac scored dual goals
Lille dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Éric Bauthéac in the 28th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Lille players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Bauthéac '56 and Sidibé '84).
Lorient remains in 8th place with 25 points from 18 games, one point behind Saint-Etienne, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of December 12, 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 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 30 |
| 4 | Monaco | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 28 |
| 5 | Nice | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Lyon | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 26 |
| 7 | Saint-Etienne | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Lorient | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Rennes | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Marseille | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 23 |
| 11 | Lille | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 | Nantes | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 22 |
| 14 | Reims | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 21 |
| 15 | Bordeaux | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 21 |
| 16 | GFC Ajaccio | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 20 |
| 17 | Bastia | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 19 |
| 18 | Guingamp | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 19 |
| 19 | Toulouse | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 16 |
| 20 | Troyes | 18 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 35 | -25 | 7 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2015-2016
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Overview
Lille
- Position: 11 +2
- Best performance of the season:Lille 3-0 Lorient (12 Dec.)
- Previous game:Caen 1-2 Lille (5 Dec.)
- Next game:Toulouse - Lille (19 Dec.)
Lorient
- Position: 8
- Best performance of the season:Lorient 4-1 Troyes (7 Nov.)
- Previous game:Toulouse 2-3 Lorient (5 Dec.)
- Next game:Lorient - Nantes (19 Dec.)
Lille
3:0
Lorient
3:0 (1:0)
- 12 December 2015
- 20:00
- Lille
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 45 |
| 2 |  Angers | 30 |
| 3 |  Caen | 30 |
| 4 |  Monaco | 28 |
| 5 |  Nice | 26 |
Week 18 Results
| Friday 11 December 2015 | ||||
 | Rennes | 1-1 | Caen | |
| Saturday 12 December 2015 | ||||
 | Reims | 1-1 | Nice | |
 | Nantes | 1-1 | Toulouse |  |
 | Montpellier | 2-1 | Guingamp |  |
| Lille | 3-0 | Lorient | |
 | Troyes | 1-1 | Bastia |  |
| Sunday 13 December 2015 | ||||
| Monaco | 14:00 | Saint-Etienne |  |
 | Marseille | 17:00 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
| Angers | 17:00 | Bordeaux |  |
| PSG | 21:00 | Lyon |  |