Ligue 1 (Week 21) : Nice defeats Angers 2-1
FRANCE, Jan. 15, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 21: After a 2-0 victory over Caen on January 9, SCO lost 2-1 against Nice.
Hatem Ben Arfa scored dual goals
Angers had started off well by taking the lead in the 24th minute with a goal by midfielder Pierrick Capelle. Trailing 1-0 at half time, Nice players nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Ben Arfa Hatem '80 on penalty, '84 on penalty).
Angers SCO remains in second place with 34 points from 21 games, 20 points behind Paris Saint-Germain, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of January 15, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 9 | 41 | 54 |
| 2 | Angers | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| 3 | Nice | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Monaco | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 33 |
| 5 | Caen | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 30 |
| 6 | Lyon | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | Saint-Etienne | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 29 |
| 8 | Rennes | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | Lorient | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Nantes | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 27 |
| 11 | Marseille | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 26 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 26 |
| 13 | Lille | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 14 | GFC Ajaccio | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 25 |
| 15 | Montpellier | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 22 |
| 16 | Bastia | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 22 |
| 17 | Reims | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 21 |
| 18 | Toulouse | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 20 |
| 19 | Guingamp | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 20 |
| 20 | Troyes | 20 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 39 | -28 | 8 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2015-2016
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Overview
OGC Nice
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Nice 6-1 Bordeaux (23 Sep.)
- Previous game:Lille 1-1 Nice (10 Jan.)
- Next game:Nice - Lorient (23 Jan.)
Angers SCO
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Angers 2-0 Caen (9 Jan.)
- Previous game:Angers 2-0 Caen (9 Jan.)
- Next game:PSG - Angers (23 Jan.)
Nice
2:1
Angers
2:1 (0:1)
- 15 January 2016
- 20:30
- Nice
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 54 |
| 2 | Angers | 34 |
| 3 | Nice | 33 |
| 4 |  Monaco | 33 |
| 5 |  Caen | 30 |
Week 21 Results
| Friday 15 January 2016 | ||||
| Nice | 2-1 | Angers | |
| Saturday 16 January 2016 | ||||
 | Toulouse | 17:00 | PSG | |
 | Troyes | 20:00 | Rennes |  |
 | Bordeaux | 20:00 | Lille |  |
 | Bastia | 20:00 | Montpellier |  |
 | Guingamp | 20:00 | Nantes |  |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 20:00 | Reims |  |
| Sunday 17 January 2016 | ||||
 | Lorient | 14:00 | Monaco | |
| Caen | 17:00 | Marseille |  |
 | Saint-Etienne | 21:00 | Lyon |  |