Ligue 1 (Week 23) : Metz beats Marseille 1-0
FRANCE, Feb. 3, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 23: After losing 2-1 to Angers on January 28, Metz returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Marseille this Friday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Metz midfielder Yann Jouffre with just 8 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Olympique de Marseille remains in 6th place with 33 points from 23 games, tie on points with Saint-Etienne, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of February 3, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 65 | 22 | 43 | 49 |
| 2 | Nice | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 23 | 49 |
| 3 | PSG | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 16 | 26 | 46 |
| 4 | Lyon | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 37 |
| 5 | Saint-Etienne | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 33 |
| 6 | Marseille | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 33 |
| 7 | Bordeaux | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 32 |
| 8 | Guingamp | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | Rennes | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 30 |
| 10 | Toulouse | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 26 |
| 11 | Lille | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 26 |
| 12 | Nantes | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 26 |
| 13 | Metz | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 26 |
| 14 | Dijon | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 24 |
| 15 | Nancy | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 24 |
| 16 | Montpellier | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 23 |
| 17 | Angers | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 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
Metz
- Position: 13 +4
- Best performance of the season:Nantes 0-3 Metz (11 Sep.)
- Previous game:Angers 2-1 Metz (28 Jan.)
- Next game:Metz - Dijon (8 Feb.)
Olympique de Marseille
- Position: 6
- Best performance of the season:Marseille 5-1 Montpellier (27 Jan.)
- Previous game:Marseille 5-1 Montpellier (27 Jan.)
- Next game:Marseille - Guingamp (8 Feb.)
Metz
1:0
Marseille
1:0 (0:0)
- 3 February 2017
- 20:45
- Metz
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Monaco | 49 |
| 2 |  Nice | 49 |
| 3 |  PSG | 46 |
| 4 |  Lyon | 37 |
| 5 |  Saint-Etienne | 33 |
Week 23 Results
| Friday 3 February 2017 | ||||
| Metz | 1-0 | Marseille | |
| Saturday 4 February 2017 | ||||
| Monaco | 17:00 | Nice | |
 | Dijon | 20:00 | PSG | |
 | Guingamp | 20:00 | Caen |  |
 | Bordeaux | 20:00 | Rennes |  |
 | Lille | 20:00 | Lorient |  |
 | Montpellier | 20:00 | Bastia |  |
| Sunday 5 February 2017 | ||||
 | Toulouse | 15:00 | Angers |  |
 | Nantes | 17:00 | Nancy |  |
| Saint-Etienne | 21:00 | Lyon | |