Ligue 1 (Week 26) : Nantes beats Lorient 2-1
FRANCE, Feb. 13, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 26: After their 0-0 draw against Toulouse on February 6, Nantes returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Lorient this Saturday.
Nantes dominated the first half thanks to goals from Tavares Adryan ('10) and Sala ('39). Leading 2-0 at the break, Nantes players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by in the th minute.
Nantes climbed to fifth place with 39 points from 26 games, tie on points with Saint-Etienne, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of February 13, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 12 | 51 | 70 |
| 2 | Monaco | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 45 |
| 3 | Nice | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 39 |
| 4 | Saint-Etienne | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 39 |
| 5 | Nantes | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 39 |
| 6 | Rennes | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 38 |
| 7 | Angers | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 37 |
| 8 | Lyon | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 36 |
| 9 | Bordeaux | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 36 |
| 10 | Caen | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 36 |
| 11 | Marseille | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 34 |
| 12 | Bastia | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 34 |
| 13 | Lille | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 31 |
| 14 | Lorient | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 31 |
| 15 | Guingamp | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 31 |
| 16 | Montpellier | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 29 |
| 17 | Reims | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 29 |
| 18 | GFC Ajaccio | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 27 |
| 19 | Toulouse | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 44 | -19 | 21 |
| 20 | Troyes | 26 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 53 | -34 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2015-2016
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Overview
Nantes
- Position: 5 +2
- Best performance of the season:Nantes 3-0 Troyes (17 Oct.)
- Previous game:Toulouse 0-0 Nantes (6 Feb.)
- Next game:Nantes - Monaco (28 Feb.)
Lorient
- Position: 14 -2
- Best performance of the season:Lorient 4-1 Troyes (7 Nov.)
- Previous game:Lorient 1-1 Montpellier (6 Feb.)
- Next game:Lorient - Guingamp (20 Feb.)
Nantes
2:1
Lorient
2:1 (2:0)
- 13 February 2016
- 20:00
- Nantes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 70 |
| 2 |  Monaco | 45 |
| 3 |  Nice | 39 |
| 4 |  Saint-Etienne | 39 |
| 5 | Nantes | 39 |
Week 26 Results
| Friday 12 February 2016 | ||||
 | Rennes | 1-0 | Angers |  |
| Saturday 13 February 2016 | ||||
| PSG | 0-0 | Lille |  |
 | Reims | 0-1 | Bastia |  |
| Nantes | 2-1 | Lorient | |
 | Montpellier | 2-0 | Toulouse |  |
 | Guingamp | 2-4 | Bordeaux |  |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 2-3 | Troyes |  |
| Sunday 14 February 2016 | ||||
 | Lyon | 14:00 | Caen |  |
| Saint-Etienne | 17:00 | Monaco | |
| Nice | 21:00 | Marseille |  |