Ligue 1 (Week 26) : Marseille beats Rennes 2-0
FRANCE, Feb. 18, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 26: After losing 3-2 to Nantes on February 12, Marseille bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Rennes this Saturday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by N'Jie ('59) and Thauvin ('64).
Olympique de Marseille remains in 6th place with 39 points from 26 games, tie on points with Saint-Etienne, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of February 18, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 76 | 24 | 52 | 59 |
| 2 | PSG | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 18 | 32 | 55 |
| 3 | Nice | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 53 |
| 4 | Lyon | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 45 | 29 | 16 | 40 |
| 5 | Saint-Etienne | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 39 |
| 6 | Marseille | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 39 |
| 7 | Bordeaux | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 36 |
| 8 | Guingamp | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 34 |
| 9 | Toulouse | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 33 |
| 10 | Rennes | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 33 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 42 | -6 | 29 |
| 12 | Nantes | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 29 |
| 13 | Metz | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 44 | -20 | 29 |
| 14 | Dijon | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 27 |
| 15 | Angers | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 27 |
| 16 | Nancy | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 27 |
| 17 | Lille | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 26 |
| 18 | Caen | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 42 | -17 | 25 |
| 19 | Bastia | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 23 |
| 20 | Lorient | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 51 | -24 | 22 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2016-2017
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Overview
Olympique de Marseille
- Position: 6
- Best performance of the season:Marseille 5-1 Montpellier (27 Jan.)
- Previous game:Nantes 3-2 Marseille (12 Feb.)
- Next game:Marseille - PSG (26 Feb.)
Rennes
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Rennes 2-0 Saint-Etienne (4 Dec.)
- Previous game:Rennes 2-2 Nice (12 Feb.)
- Next game:Rennes - Lorient (25 Feb.)
Marseille
2:0
Rennes
2:0 (0:0)
- 18 February 2017
- 17:00
- Marseille
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Monaco | 59 |
| 2 |  PSG | 55 |
| 3 |  Nice | 53 |
| 4 |  Lyon | 40 |
| 5 |  Saint-Etienne | 39 |
Week 26 Results
| Friday 17 February 2017 | ||||
 | Bastia | 1-1 | Monaco | |
| Saturday 18 February 2017 | ||||
| Marseille | 2-0 | Rennes | |
 | Angers | 20:00 | Nancy |  |
 | Lorient | 20:00 | Nice | |
 | Caen | 20:00 | Lille |  |
 | Metz | 20:00 | Nantes |  |
| Sunday 19 February 2017 | ||||
 | Bordeaux | 15:00 | Guingamp |  |
 | Montpellier | 17:00 | Saint-Etienne | |
| Lyon | 17:00 | Dijon |  |
| PSG | 21:00 | Toulouse |  |