Ligue 1 (Week 22) : Nice defeats Guingamp 3-1
FRANCE, Jan. 29, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 22: After three straigth draws, Nice bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Guingamp this Sunday.
Nice dominated the first half thanks to goals from Pléa ('11) and Seri Jean ('38). Leading 2-0 at the break, Nice players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Balotelli with just 3 minutes remaining in regulation time.
OGC Nice climbed to first place with 49 points from 22 games, one point ahead of runner-up AS Monaco, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of January 29, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nice | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 23 | 49 |
| 2 | Monaco | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 21 | 43 | 48 |
| 3 | PSG | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 15 | 26 | 45 |
| 4 | Lyon | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 37 |
| 5 | Marseille | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 33 |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 32 |
| 7 | Guingamp | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Saint-Etienne | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | Rennes | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 30 |
| 10 | Toulouse | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Lille | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 26 |
| 12 | Nantes | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 26 |
| 13 | Dijon | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 24 |
| 14 | Nancy | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | Montpellier | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 23 |
| 16 | Angers | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 23 |
| 17 | Metz | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 38 | -17 | 23 |
| 18 | Bastia | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 22 |
| 19 | Caen | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 22 |
| 20 | Lorient | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 46 | -21 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2016-2017
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Overview
OGC Nice
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Nice 4-0 Monaco (21 Sep.)
- Previous game:Bastia 1-1 Nice (20 Jan.)
- Next game:Monaco - Nice (4 Feb.)
Guingamp
- Position: 7 -2
- Best performance of the season:Lyon 1-3 Guingamp (22 Oct.)
- Previous game:Guingamp 1-1 Rennes (21 Jan.)
- Next game:Guingamp - Caen (4 Feb.)
Nice
3:1
Guingamp
3:1 (2:0)
- 29 January 2017
- 15:00
- Nice
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nice | 49 |
| 2 |  Monaco | 48 |
| 3 |  PSG | 45 |
| 4 |  Lyon | 37 |
| 5 |  Marseille | 33 |
Week 22 Results
| Friday 27 January 2017 | ||||
| Marseille | 5-1 | Montpellier |  |
| Saturday 28 January 2017 | ||||
| Lyon | 1-2 | Lille |  |
 | Angers | 2-1 | Metz |  |
 | Nancy | 0-2 | Bordeaux |  |
 | Lorient | 2-3 | Dijon |  |
 | Rennes | 1-1 | Nantes |  |
 | Bastia | 1-1 | Caen |  |
| Sunday 29 January 2017 | ||||
| Nice | 3-1 | Guingamp | |
 | Toulouse | 17:00 | Saint-Etienne |  |
| PSG | 21:00 | Monaco | |