Ligue 1 (Week 33) : Lyon beats Montpellier 2-0
FRANCE, Apr. 8, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 33: Three wins in a row for Lyon. After their success against Nantes and Lorient, “Les Gones” continued their sensational form in the Ligue 1 with a 2-0 victory over Montpellier this Friday.
Maxwel Cornet scored dual goals
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Maxwel Cornet ('34, '40).
Olympique Lyonnais climbed to second place with 55 points from 33 games, 25 points behind Paris Saint-Germain, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of April 8, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 32 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 81 | 18 | 63 | 80 |
| 2 | Lyon | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 34 | 20 | 55 |
| 3 | Monaco | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 47 | 36 | 11 | 55 |
| 4 | Rennes | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 50 | 39 | 11 | 51 |
| 5 | Nice | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 37 | 10 | 50 |
| 6 | Saint-Etienne | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 48 |
| 7 | Lille | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 46 |
| 8 | Caen | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 42 | -8 | 46 |
| 9 | Angers | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 45 |
| 10 | Nantes | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 44 |
| 11 | Bastia | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 43 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 50 | -9 | 42 |
| 13 | Marseille | 32 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 39 |
| 14 | Lorient | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 50 | -7 | 39 |
| 15 | Guingamp | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 47 | -8 | 39 |
| 16 | Montpellier | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 37 |
| 17 | Reims | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 47 | -12 | 33 |
| 18 | GFC Ajaccio | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 45 | -14 | 33 |
| 19 | Toulouse | 32 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 49 | -15 | 29 |
| 20 | Troyes | 32 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 71 | -49 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2015-2016
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Overview
Montpellier HSC
- Position: 16
- Best performance of the season:GFC Ajaccio 0-4 Montpellier (30 Jan.)
- Previous game:Guingamp 2-2 Montpellier (2 Apr.)
- Next game:Nantes - Montpellier (17 Apr.)
Olympique Lyonnais
- Position: 2 +1
- Best performance of the season:Lyon 5-1 Guingamp (6 Mar.)
- Previous game:Lorient 1-3 Lyon (3 Apr.)
- Next game:Lyon - Nice (15 Apr.)
Montpellier
0:2
Lyon
0:2 (0:2)
- 8 April 2016
- 20:30
- Montpellier
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 80 |
| 2 | Lyon | 55 |
| 3 |  Monaco | 55 |
| 4 |  Rennes | 51 |
| 5 |  Nice | 50 |
Week 33 Results
| Friday 8 April 2016 | ||||
| Montpellier | 0-2 | Lyon | |
| Saturday 9 April 2016 | ||||
 | Guingamp | 17:00 | PSG | |
 | Angers | 20:00 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
 | Toulouse | 20:00 | Bastia |  |
 | Saint-Etienne | 20:00 | Troyes |  |
 | Caen | 20:00 | Lorient |  |
 | Reims | 20:00 | Nantes |  |
| Sunday 10 April 2016 | ||||
 | Lille | 14:00 | Monaco | |
| Nice | 17:00 | Rennes | |
 | Marseille | 21:00 | Bordeaux |  |