Ligue 1 (Week 35) : Nice beats Reims 2-0
FRANCE, Apr. 22, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 35: After their 1-1 draw against Lyon on April 15, Nice returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Reims this Friday.
Nice dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Valère Germain in the 11th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Nice players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Ben Arfa Hatem on penalty in the 56th minute.
OGC Nice climbed to third place with 57 points from 35 games, only one point behind AS Monaco, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of April 22, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 34 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 89 | 18 | 71 | 86 |
| 2 | Monaco | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 41 | 9 | 58 |
| 3 | Nice | 35 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 38 | 15 | 57 |
| 4 | Lyon | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 35 | 20 | 56 |
| 5 | Saint-Etienne | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 54 |
| 6 | Lille | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 52 |
| 7 | Rennes | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 45 | 5 | 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 | Guingamp | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 49 | -7 | 42 |
| 15 | Marseille | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 40 |
| 16 | Montpellier | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 42 | -2 | 40 |
| 17 | Reims | 35 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 52 | -14 | 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
OGC Nice
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Nice 6-1 Bordeaux (23 Sep.)
- Previous game:Lyon 1-1 Nice (15 Apr.)
- Next game:Nantes - Nice (30 Apr.)
Reims
- Position: 17
- Best performance of the season:Reims 4-1 Bordeaux (27 Feb.)
- Previous game:Troyes 2-1 Reims (16 Apr.)
- Next game:Reims - Montpellier (30 Apr.)
Nice
2:0
Reims
2:0 (1:0)
- 22 April 2016
- 20:30
- Nice
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 86 |
| 2 |  Monaco | 58 |
| 3 | Nice | 57 |
| 4 |  Lyon | 56 |
| 5 |  Saint-Etienne | 54 |
Week 35 Results
| Friday 22 April 2016 | ||||
| Nice | 2-0 | Reims | |
| Saturday 23 April 2016 | ||||
 | Toulouse | 17:30 | Lyon | |
| Sunday 24 April 2016 | ||||
 | Marseille | 14:00 | Nantes |  |
 | Montpellier | 17:00 | Troyes |  |
 | Guingamp | 17:00 | Caen |  |
| Saint-Etienne | 17:00 | Lorient |  |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 17:00 | Bastia |  |
 | Rennes | 21:00 | Monaco | |
| Wednesday 27 April 2016 | ||||
 | Lille | 18:30 | Angers |  |
| Wednesday 11 May 2016 | ||||
 | Bordeaux | 20:30 | PSG | |