Ligue 1 (Week 17) : Nantes beats Caen 1-0
FRANCE, Jan. 18, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 17: Four wins in a row for Nantes. After their success against Angers, Montpellier and Toulouse, Nantes continued their sensational form in the Ligue 1 with a 1-0 victory over Caen this Wednesday.
Caen made Nantes doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Sala Emiliano in the 65th minute.
Nantes climbed to 11st place with 25 points from 20 games, only one point behind Bordeaux.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of December 11, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 21 | 39 | 45 |
| 2 | Nice | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 45 |
| 3 | PSG | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 15 | 24 | 42 |
| 4 | Lyon | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 34 |
| 5 | Guingamp | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | Marseille | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 30 |
| 7 | Rennes | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 28 |
| 8 | Saint-Etienne | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | Toulouse | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Bordeaux | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 26 |
| 11 | Nantes | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 25 |
| 12 | Nancy | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 24 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 23 |
| 14 | Lille | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Caen | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 21 |
| 16 | Dijon | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 20 |
| 17 | Bastia | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 20 |
| 18 | Angers | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 20 |
| 19 | Metz | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 36 | -18 | 20 |
| 20 | Lorient | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2016-2017
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Overview
Nantes
- Position: 11 +8
- Best performance of the season:Angers 0-2 Nantes (16 Dec.)
- Previous game:Toulouse 0-1 Nantes (14 Jan.)
- Next game:Nantes - PSG (21 Jan.)
Caen
- Position: 15 +2
- Best performance of the season:Caen 3-0 Metz (18 Dec.)
- Previous game:Caen 3-2 Lyon (15 Jan.)
- Next game:Bastia - Caen (28 Jan.)
Nantes
1:0
Caen
1:0 (0:0)
- 18 January 2017
- 20:00
- Nantes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Monaco | 45 |
| 2 |  Nice | 45 |
| 3 |  PSG | 42 |
| 4 |  Lyon | 34 |
| 5 |  Guingamp | 30 |
Week 17 Results
| Saturday 10 December 2016 | ||||
 | Dijon | 1-2 | Marseille |  |
 | Bordeaux | 0-4 | Monaco | |
 | Nancy | 2-0 | Angers |  |
 | Toulouse | 3-2 | Lorient |  |
 | Bastia | 2-0 | Metz |  |
 | Lille | 2-1 | Montpellier |  |
| Sunday 11 December 2016 | ||||
| Lyon | 1-0 | Rennes |  |
 | Saint-Etienne | 1-0 | Guingamp | |
| PSG | 2-2 | Nice | |
| Wednesday 18 January 2017 | ||||
| Nantes | 1-0 | Caen | |