Ligue 1 (Week 24) : Metz defeats Dijon 2-1
FRANCE, Feb. 8, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 24: Two wins in a row for Metz. After their 1-0 win against Marseille on February 3, Metz continued their sensational form in the Ligue 1 with a 2-1 victory over Dijon this Wednesday.
45 minutes of play and neither Metz nor Dijon have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Sarr Ismaila ('46) and Diabaté ('66 on penalty).
Metz climbed to 11st place with 29 points from 23 games, only one point behind Toulouse.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of February 8, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 70 | 23 | 47 | 55 |
| 2 | PSG | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 18 | 29 | 52 |
| 3 | Nice | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 52 |
| 4 | Lyon | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 27 | 17 | 40 |
| 5 | Saint-Etienne | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 36 |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 36 |
| 7 | Marseille | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 33 |
| 8 | Rennes | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 32 |
| 9 | Guingamp | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 31 |
| 10 | Toulouse | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Metz | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 29 |
| 12 | Nancy | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 27 |
| 13 | Lille | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 26 |
| 14 | Montpellier | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 42 | -9 | 26 |
| 15 | Nantes | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 31 | -16 | 26 |
| 16 | Caen | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 40 | -15 | 25 |
| 17 | Dijon | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 24 |
| 18 | Angers | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 24 |
| 19 | Bastia | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 22 |
| 20 | Lorient | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 47 | -20 | 22 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2016-2017
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Overview
Metz
- Position: 11 +3
- Best performance of the season:Nantes 0-3 Metz (11 Sep.)
- Previous game:Metz 1-0 Marseille (3 Feb.)
- Next game:Monaco - Metz (11 Feb.)
Dijon FCO
- Position: 17
- Best performance of the season:Dijon 3-0 Rennes (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Dijon 1-3 PSG (4 Feb.)
- Next game:Dijon - Caen (11 Feb.)
Metz
2:1
Dijon
2:1 (0:0)
- 8 February 2017
- 19:00
- Metz
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Monaco | 55 |
| 2 |  PSG | 52 |
| 3 |  Nice | 52 |
| 4 |  Lyon | 40 |
| 5 |  Saint-Etienne | 36 |
Week 24 Results
| Tuesday 7 February 2017 | ||||
 | Caen | 0-4 | Bordeaux |  |
 | Montpellier | 1-2 | Monaco | |
| PSG | 2-1 | Lille |  |
| Wednesday 8 February 2017 | ||||
| Metz | 2-1 | Dijon | |
 | Lorient | 1-1 | Toulouse |  |
| Nice | 1-0 | Saint-Etienne | |
 | Angers | 0-0 | Rennes |  |
| Lyon | 4-0 | Nancy |  |
 | Marseille | 21:00 | Guingamp |  |
| Wednesday 1 March 2017 | ||||
 | Bastia | 19:30 | Nantes |  |