Ligue 1 (Week 32) : Nice defeats Lille 2-1
FRANCE, Apr. 7, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 32: Two wins in a row for Nice. After their 2-1 win against Bordeaux on April 2, Nice continued their sensational form in the Ligue 1 with a 2-1 victory over Lille this Friday.
Mario Balotelli scored dual goals
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Mario Balotelli ('17, '45).
OGC Nice climbed to second place with 70 points from 32 games, only one point behind AS Monaco, which has two games in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of April 7, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 87 | 26 | 61 | 71 |
| 2 | Nice | 32 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 70 |
| 3 | PSG | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 21 | 39 | 68 |
| 4 | Lyon | 31 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 64 | 35 | 29 | 54 |
| 5 | Marseille | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 38 | 6 | 47 |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 4 | 46 |
| 7 | Saint-Etienne | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 44 |
| 8 | Guingamp | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 39 | -1 | 41 |
| 9 | Nantes | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 45 | -15 | 41 |
| 10 | Toulouse | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 40 |
| 11 | Rennes | 31 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 40 |
| 12 | Angers | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 39 |
| 13 | Lille | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 37 |
| 14 | Metz | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 56 | -27 | 35 |
| 15 | Montpellier | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 55 | -12 | 33 |
| 16 | Caen | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 52 | -21 | 32 |
| 17 | Dijon | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 29 |
| 18 | Nancy | 31 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 41 | -20 | 28 |
| 19 | Lorient | 31 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 33 | 61 | -28 | 28 |
| 20 | Bastia | 31 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 45 | -21 | 25 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2016-2017
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Overview
Lille
- Position: 13
- Best performance of the season:Lille 4-2 Caen (29 Nov.)
- Previous game:Bastia 0-1 Lille (1 Apr.)
- Next game:Rennes - Lille (15 Apr.)
OGC Nice
- Position: 2 +1
- Best performance of the season:Nice 4-0 Monaco (21 Sep.)
- Previous game:Nice 2-1 Bordeaux (2 Apr.)
- Next game:Nice - Nancy (15 Apr.)
Lille
1:2
Nice
1:2 (1:2)
- 7 April 2017
- 20:45
- Lille
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Monaco | 71 |
| 2 | Nice | 70 |
| 3 |  PSG | 68 |
| 4 |  Lyon | 54 |
| 5 |  Marseille | 47 |
Week 32 Results
| Friday 7 April 2017 | ||||
| Lille | 1-2 | Nice | |
| Saturday 8 April 2017 | ||||
 | Angers | 17:00 | Monaco | |
| Lyon | 20:00 | Lorient |  |
 | Dijon | 20:00 | Bastia |  |
 | Nancy | 20:00 | Rennes |  |
 | Caen | 20:00 | Montpellier |  |
 | Bordeaux | 20:00 | Metz |  |
| Sunday 9 April 2017 | ||||
 | Toulouse | 15:00 | Marseille | |
 | Saint-Etienne | 17:00 | Nantes |  |
| PSG | 21:00 | Guingamp |  |