Ligue 1 (Week 22) : Nice defeats Lorient 2-1
FRANCE, Jan. 23, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 22: Two wins in a row for Nice. After their 2-1 win against Angers on January 15, Nice continued their sensational form in the Ligue 1 with a 2-1 victory over Lorient this Saturday.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Hatem Ben Arfa ('35) and Vincent Koziello ('44).
OGC Nice climbed to second place with 36 points from 22 games, 24 points behind Paris Saint-Germain.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of January 23, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 10 | 46 | 60 |
| 2 | Nice | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 36 |
| 3 | Monaco | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 36 |
| 4 | Rennes | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 34 |
| 5 | Angers | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 34 |
| 6 | Caen | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 33 |
| 7 | Saint-Etienne | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 32 |
| 8 | Bordeaux | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 30 |
| 9 | Marseille | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 29 |
| 10 | Lyon | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | Nantes | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 29 |
| 12 | Lorient | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 27 |
| 13 | GFC Ajaccio | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 26 |
| 14 | Lille | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 25 |
| 15 | Bastia | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 25 |
| 16 | Guingamp | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 24 |
| 17 | Montpellier | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 22 |
| 18 | Reims | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 22 |
| 19 | Toulouse | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 20 |
| 20 | Troyes | 22 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 44 | -28 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2015-2016
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Overview
OGC Nice
- Position: 2 +2
- Best performance of the season:Nice 6-1 Bordeaux (23 Sep.)
- Previous game:Nice 2-1 Angers (15 Jan.)
- Next game:Caen - Nice (31 Jan.)
Lorient
- Position: 12
- Best performance of the season:Lorient 4-1 Troyes (7 Nov.)
- Previous game:Lorient 0-2 Monaco (17 Jan.)
- Next game:Lorient - Reims (30 Jan.)
Nice
2:1
Lorient
2:1 (2:1)
- 23 January 2016
- 20:00
- Nice
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 60 |
| 2 | Nice | 36 |
| 3 |  Monaco | 36 |
| 4 |  Rennes | 34 |
| 5 |  Angers | 34 |
Week 22 Results
| Friday 22 January 2016 | ||||
| Rennes | 1-0 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
| Saturday 23 January 2016 | ||||
| PSG | 5-1 | Angers | |
 | Guingamp | 1-0 | Bastia |  |
 | Lille | 1-3 | Troyes |  |
 | Montpellier | 1-2 | Caen |  |
 | Nantes | 2-2 | Bordeaux |  |
| Nice | 2-1 | Lorient | |
| Sunday 24 January 2016 | ||||
| Monaco | 14:00 | Toulouse |  |
 | Reims | 17:00 | Saint-Etienne |  |
 | Lyon | 21:00 | Marseille |  |