Ligue 1 (Week 34) : Montpellier beats Nantes 2-0
FRANCE, Apr. 17, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 34: After losing 0-2 to Lyon on April 8, Montpellier bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Nantes this Sunday.
Montpellier dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by midfielder Bryan Dabo in the 23rd minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Montpellier players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Skhiri in the 71st minute.
Nantes remains in 10th place with 44 points from 34 games, 2 points behind Caen.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of April 17, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 34 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 89 | 18 | 71 | 86 |
| 2 | Lyon | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 35 | 20 | 56 |
| 3 | Monaco | 33 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 48 | 40 | 8 | 55 |
| 4 | Nice | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 38 | 13 | 54 |
| 5 | Saint-Etienne | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 54 |
| 6 | Lille | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 52 |
| 7 | Rennes | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 50 | 42 | 8 | 51 |
| 8 | Angers | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 49 |
| 9 | Caen | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 50 | -15 | 46 |
| 10 | Nantes | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 37 | -7 | 44 |
| 11 | Lorient | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 52 | -6 | 43 |
| 12 | Bastia | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 43 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 53 | -11 | 43 |
| 14 | Marseille | 33 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 40 |
| 15 | Montpellier | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 42 | -2 | 40 |
| 16 | Guingamp | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 39 |
| 17 | Reims | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 50 | -12 | 36 |
| 18 | GFC Ajaccio | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 33 | 49 | -16 | 34 |
| 19 | Toulouse | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 50 | -11 | 33 |
| 20 | Troyes | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 73 | -49 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2015-2016
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Overview
Nantes
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Nantes 3-0 Troyes (17 Oct.)
- Previous game:Reims 2-1 Nantes (9 Apr.)
- Next game:Marseille - Nantes (24 Apr.)
Montpellier HSC
- Position: 15 +1
- Best performance of the season:GFC Ajaccio 0-4 Montpellier (30 Jan.)
- Previous game:Montpellier 0-2 Lyon (8 Apr.)
- Next game:Montpellier - Troyes (24 Apr.)
Nantes
0:2
Montpellier
0:2 (0:1)
- 17 April 2016
- 14:00
- Nantes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 86 |
| 2 |  Lyon | 56 |
| 3 |  Monaco | 55 |
| 4 |  Nice | 54 |
| 5 |  Saint-Etienne | 54 |
Week 34 Results
| Friday 15 April 2016 | ||||
| Lyon | 1-1 | Nice | |
| Saturday 16 April 2016 | ||||
| PSG | 6-0 | Caen |  |
 | Troyes | 2-1 | Reims |  |
 | Bastia | 0-1 | Saint-Etienne | |
 | Bordeaux | 1-3 | Angers |  |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 2-4 | Lille |  |
 | Lorient | 1-1 | Toulouse |  |
| Sunday 17 April 2016 | ||||
| Nantes | 0-2 | Montpellier | |
 | Rennes | 17:00 | Guingamp |  |
| Monaco | 21:00 | Marseille |  |