Ligue 1 (Week 3) : Marseille beats Lorient 2-0
FRANCE, Aug. 26, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 3: After losing 2-1 to Guingamp on August 21, Marseille bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Lorient this Friday.
Marseille dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by midfielder Rémy Cabella in the 19th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Marseille players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Gomis Bafetimbi in the 70th minute.
Olympique de Marseille climbed to 6th place with 4 points from 3 games, tie on points with Guingamp, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of August 26, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | PSG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Nice | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Toulouse | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Guingamp | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Marseille | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Monaco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Bastia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Saint-Etienne | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Rennes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Lille | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Nantes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Caen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Montpellier | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Bordeaux | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Metz | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | Angers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Dijon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Nancy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| 20 | Lorient | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2016-2017
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Overview
Olympique de Marseille
- Position: 6 +10
- Best performance of the season:Marseille 2-0 Lorient (26 Aug.)
- Previous game:Guingamp 2-1 Marseille (21 Aug.)
- Next game:Nice - Marseille (11 Sep.)
Lorient
- Position: 20 -1
- Previous game:Lorient 0-3 Bastia (20 Aug.)
- Next game:Lorient - Nancy (10 Sep.)
Marseille
2:0
Lorient
2:0 (1:0)
- 26 August 2016
- 20:45
- Marseille
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lyon | 6 |
| 2 |  PSG | 6 |
| 3 |  Nice | 6 |
| 4 |  Toulouse | 4 |
| 5 |  Guingamp | 4 |
Week 3 Results
| Friday 26 August 2016 | ||||
| Marseille | 2-0 | Lorient | |
| Saturday 27 August 2016 | ||||
 | Dijon | 17:00 | Lyon | |
 | Caen | 20:00 | Bastia |  |
 | Metz | 20:00 | Angers |  |
 | Montpellier | 20:00 | Rennes |  |
 | Nancy | 20:00 | Guingamp | |
| Nice | 20:00 | Lille |  |
| Sunday 28 August 2016 | ||||
 | Bordeaux | 15:00 | Nantes |  |
 | Saint-Etienne | 17:00 | Toulouse | |
 | Monaco | 20:45 | PSG | |