Ligue 1 (Week 18) : Nice beats Dijon 2-1
FRANCE, Dec. 18, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 18: After their 2-2 draw against PSG on December 11, Nice returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Dijon this Sunday.
Mario Balotelli scored dual goals
Nice forward Mario Balotelli opened the score in the 32nd minute on penalty, before seeing Dijon catch up in the 37th minute thanks to Julio Tavares penalty kick. 1-1 at half time. Nice eventually won the game in the second period with with another goal by Balotelli in the 50th minute.
OGC Nice remains in first place with 43 points from 18 games, a 4-point lead over runner-up AS Monaco, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of December 18, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nice | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 43 |
| 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 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 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
OGC Nice
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Nice 4-0 Monaco (21 Sep.)
- Previous game:PSG 2-2 Nice (11 Dec.)
- Next game:Bordeaux - Nice (21 Dec.)
Dijon FCO
- Position: 18 -1
- Best performance of the season:Dijon 3-0 Rennes (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Dijon 1-2 Marseille (10 Dec.)
- Next game:Dijon - Toulouse (21 Dec.)
Nice
2:1
Dijon
2:1 (1:1)
- 18 December 2016
- 15:00
- Nice
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nice | 43 |
| 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 | 2-1 | Dijon | |
 | Marseille | 17:00 | Lille |  |
| Monaco | 20:45 | Lyon | |