Ligue 1 (Week 18) : Caen beats Metz 3-0
FRANCE, Dec. 18, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 18: After their 3-3 draw against Dijon on December 2, Caen bounced back with a 3-0 victory over Metz this Sunday.
Caen dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Karamoh Yann in the 20th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Caen players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Santini Ivan '61 and Sane Pape '90).
Caen climbed to 16th place with 18 points from 17 games, only one point behind Angers SCO.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of December 18, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nice | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 40 |
| 2 | Monaco | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 16 | 37 | 39 |
| 3 | PSG | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 36 |
| 4 | Guingamp | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 29 |
| 5 | Lyon | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 28 |
| 6 | Rennes | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 27 |
| 7 | Toulouse | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Saint-Etienne | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Marseille | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Bordeaux | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 24 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 22 |
| 12 | Lille | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Bastia | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | Nancy | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 20 |
| 15 | Angers | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 19 |
| 16 | Caen | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 18 |
| 17 | Metz | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 34 | -18 | 18 |
| 18 | Dijon | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 16 |
| 19 | Nantes | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 16 |
| 20 | Lorient | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 15 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2016-2017
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Overview
Caen
- Position: 16 +2
- Best performance of the season:Caen 3-0 Metz (18 Dec.)
- Previous game:Caen 3-3 Dijon (2 Dec.)
- Next game:Monaco - Caen (21 Dec.)
Metz
- Position: 17 -2
- Best performance of the season:Nantes 0-3 Metz (11 Sep.)
- Previous game:Bastia 2-0 Metz (10 Dec.)
- Next game:Metz - Guingamp (21 Dec.)
Caen
3:0
Metz
3:0 (1:0)
- 18 December 2016
- 14:30
- Caen
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nice | 40 |
| 2 |  Monaco | 39 |
| 3 |  PSG | 36 |
| 4 |  Guingamp | 29 |
| 5 |  Lyon | 28 |
Week 18 Results
| Friday 16 December 2016 | ||||
 | Angers | 0-2 | Nantes |  |
| Saturday 17 December 2016 | ||||
| Guingamp | 2-1 | PSG | |
 | Toulouse | 1-1 | Nancy |  |
 | Montpellier | 4-0 | Bordeaux |  |
 | Rennes | 1-2 | Bastia |  |
 | Lorient | 2-1 | Saint-Etienne |  |
| Sunday 18 December 2016 | ||||
| Caen | 3-0 | Metz | |
| Nice | 15:00 | Dijon |  |
 | Marseille | 17:00 | Lille |  |
| Monaco | 20:45 | Lyon | |