Ligue 1 (Week 23) : Lorient beats Reims 2-0
FRANCE, Jan. 30, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 23: After losing 0-2 to Monaco on January 23 and 2-1 to Nice on January 23, Lorient returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Reims this Saturday.
Zargo Touré scored dual goals
Lorient dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Senegalese defender Zargo Touré in the 15th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Lorient players further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Touré in the 52nd minute.
Lorient climbed to 11st place with 30 points from 23 games, tie on points with Olympique Lyonnais.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of January 30, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 10 | 46 | 60 |
| 2 | Monaco | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 39 |
| 3 | Angers | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 37 |
| 4 | Nice | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | Rennes | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | Saint-Etienne | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 33 |
| 7 | Caen | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 33 |
| 8 | Nantes | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 32 |
| 9 | Marseille | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 31 |
| 10 | Lyon | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 30 |
| 11 | Lorient | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 30 |
| 13 | Bastia | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 28 |
| 14 | Guingamp | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 27 |
| 15 | Lille | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 26 |
| 16 | GFC Ajaccio | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 26 |
| 17 | Montpellier | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 25 |
| 18 | Reims | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 23 |
| 19 | Toulouse | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 41 | -16 | 20 |
| 20 | Troyes | 23 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 45 | -29 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2015-2016
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Overview
Lorient
- Position: 11 +1
- Best performance of the season:Lorient 4-1 Troyes (7 Nov.)
- Previous game:Nice 2-1 Lorient (23 Jan.)
- Next game:PSG - Lorient (3 Feb.)
Reims
- Position: 18 -1
- Best performance of the season:Reims 4-1 Lorient (29 Aug.)
- Previous game:Reims 1-1 Saint-Etienne (24 Jan.)
- Next game:Reims - Angers (3 Feb.)
Lorient
2:0
Reims
2:0 (1:0)
- 30 January 2016
- 20:00
- Lorient
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 60 |
| 2 |  Monaco | 39 |
| 3 |  Angers | 37 |
| 4 |  Nice | 36 |
| 5 |  Rennes | 34 |
Week 23 Results
| Friday 29 January 2016 | ||||
 | Marseille | 1-1 | Lille |  |
| Saturday 30 January 2016 | ||||
| Angers | 3-0 | Monaco | |
| Lorient | 2-0 | Reims | |
 | Toulouse | 1-2 | Guingamp |  |
 | Troyes | 0-1 | Nantes |  |
 | Bastia | 1-0 | Lyon |  |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 0-4 | Montpellier |  |
| Sunday 31 January 2016 | ||||
 | Caen | 14:00 | Nice | |
 | Bordeaux | 17:00 | Rennes | |
 | Saint-Etienne | 21:00 | PSG | |