Ligue 1 (Week 18) : Monaco beats Saint-Etienne 1-0
FRANCE, Dec. 13, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 18: Two wins in a row for Monaco. After their 1-2 win against Bastia on December 5, Monaco continued their sensational form in the Ligue 1 with a 1-0 victory over Saint-Etienne this Sunday.
Saint-Etienne made the Monacos doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Brazilian defender Fabinho on penalty with just 8 minutes remaining in regulation time.
AS Monaco climbed to second place with 31 points from 18 games, 14 points behind Paris Saint-Germain, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of December 13, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 32 | 45 |
| 2 | Monaco | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 31 |
| 3 | Angers | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | Caen | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 30 |
| 5 | Nice | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Lyon | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 26 |
| 7 | Saint-Etienne | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 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
AS Monaco
- Position: 2 +2
- Best performance of the season:Montpellier 2-3 Monaco (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Bastia 1-2 Monaco (5 Dec.)
- Next game:Troyes - Monaco (19 Dec.)
Saint-Etienne
- Position: 7 -1
- Best performance of the season:Saint-Etienne 3-0 Guingamp (29 Nov.)
- Previous game:Saint-Etienne 1-1 Rennes (6 Dec.)
- Next game:Saint-Etienne - Angers (20 Dec.)
Monaco
1:0
Saint-Etienne
1:0 (0:0)
- 13 December 2015
- 14:00
- Monaco
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 45 |
| 2 | Monaco | 31 |
| 3 |  Angers | 30 |
| 4 |  Caen | 30 |
| 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 | 1-0 | Saint-Etienne | |
 | Marseille | 17:00 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
| Angers | 17:00 | Bordeaux |  |
| PSG | 21:00 | Lyon |  |