Ligue 1 (Week 1) : Metz beats Lille 3-2
FRANCE, Aug. 13, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 1: Metz won their first game of season against Lille.
Mevlüt Erdinç scored dual goals
Lille had started off well by taking the lead in the 35th minute with a goal by Portuguese forward Lopes Rony. Trailing 1-0 at half time, Metz players nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring three times in the second period (Erdinç '56, '76 on penalty and Jouffre '88 on penalty).
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of August 13, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bordeaux | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Caen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Metz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Montpellier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Nantes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | PSG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Guingamp | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Monaco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Lyon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Marseille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Nancy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Nice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Rennes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Toulouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Lille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Lorient | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Saint-Etienne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Angers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Bastia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Dijon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2016-2017
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Overview
Metz
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Metz 3-2 Lille (13 Aug.)
- Next game:PSG - Metz (21 Aug.)
Lille
- Position: 15
- Next game:Lille - Dijon (20 Aug.)
Metz
3:2
Lille
3:2 (0:1)
- 13 August 2016
- 20:00
- Metz
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bordeaux | 3 |
| 1 |  Caen | 3 |
| 1 | Metz | 3 |
| 4 |  Montpellier | 3 |
| 4 |  Nantes | 3 |
Week 1 Results
| Friday 12 August 2016 | ||||
 | Bastia | 0-1 | PSG |  |
 | Monaco | 2-2 | Guingamp |  |
| Saturday 13 August 2016 | ||||
| Bordeaux | 3-2 | Saint-Etienne |  |
| Caen | 3-2 | Lorient |  |
| Metz | 3-2 | Lille | |
 | Dijon | 0-1 | Nantes | |
| Montpellier | 1-0 | Angers |  |
| Sunday 14 August 2016 | ||||
 | Nancy | 15:00 | Lyon |  |
 | Nice | 17:00 | Rennes |  |
 | Marseille | 20:45 | Toulouse |  |