Ligue 1 (Week 21) : Metz beats Montpellier 2-0
FRANCE, Jan. 21, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 21: After their 2-2 draw against Guingamp on January 15 and 0-0 draw against Nice on January 15, Metz bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Montpellier this Saturday.
Cheick Diabaté scored dual goals
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Cheick Diabaté ('14, '19).
Montpellier HSC remains in 13rd place with 23 points from 21 games, one point behind AS Nancy-Lorraine, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of January 21, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nice | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 21 | 46 |
| 2 | Monaco | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 21 | 39 | 45 |
| 3 | PSG | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 15 | 26 | 45 |
| 4 | Lyon | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 34 |
| 5 | Guingamp | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Marseille | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 30 |
| 7 | Rennes | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Bordeaux | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 29 |
| 9 | Saint-Etienne | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 27 |
| 10 | Toulouse | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Nantes | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 25 |
| 12 | Nancy | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 24 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | Lille | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 23 |
| 15 | Metz | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 23 |
| 16 | Dijon | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 21 |
| 17 | Bastia | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 21 |
| 18 | Caen | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 21 |
| 19 | Angers | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 20 |
| 20 | Lorient | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2016-2017
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Overview
Metz
- Position: 15 +4
- Best performance of the season:Nantes 0-3 Metz (11 Sep.)
- Previous game:Nice 0-0 Metz (15 Jan.)
- Next game:Angers - Metz (28 Jan.)
Montpellier HSC
- Position: 13
- Best performance of the season:Montpellier 4-0 Bordeaux (17 Dec.)
- Previous game:Montpellier 1-1 Dijon (14 Jan.)
- Next game:Marseille - Montpellier (27 Jan.)
Metz
2:0
Montpellier
2:0 (2:0)
- 21 January 2017
- 20:00
- Metz
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nice | 46 |
| 2 |  Monaco | 45 |
| 3 |  PSG | 45 |
| 4 |  Lyon | 34 |
| 5 |  Guingamp | 31 |
Week 21 Results
| Friday 20 January 2017 | ||||
 | Bastia | 1-1 | Nice | |
| Saturday 21 January 2017 | ||||
 | Nantes | 0-2 | PSG | |
 | Dijon | 0-0 | Lille |  |
| Guingamp | 1-1 | Rennes |  |
 | Bordeaux | 1-0 | Toulouse |  |
| Metz | 2-0 | Montpellier | |
| Sunday 22 January 2017 | ||||
| Monaco | 15:00 | Lorient |  |
 | Saint-Etienne | 17:00 | Angers |  |
| Lyon | 21:00 | Marseille |  |
| Tuesday 21 February 2017 | ||||
 | Caen | 18:30 | Nancy |  |