Ligue 1 (Week 5) : Nice defeats Monaco 4-0
FRANCE, Sep. 9, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 5: After four straigth victories against Toulouse, Dijon, Metz and Marseille, Monaco lost 4-0 against Nice.
Mario Balotelli scored dual goals
Nice dominated the first half thanks to goals from Balotelli ('6 on penalty) and Pléa ('18). Leading 2-0 at the break, Nice players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Balotelli '60 and Ganago Ignatius '85).
AS Monaco remains in second place with 12 points from 5 games, 3 points behind Paris Saint-Germain.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of September 9, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 15 |
| 2 | Monaco | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Bordeaux | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Saint-Etienne | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Lyon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Marseille | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
| 7 | Angers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Nice | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Caen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Guingamp | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 11 | Toulouse | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 6 |
| 12 | Lille | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Troyes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Montpellier | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | RC Strasbourg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Nantes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Dijon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Amiens SC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 19 | Rennes | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 2 |
| 20 | Metz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2017-2018
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Overview
OGC Nice
- Position: 8 +9
- Best performance of the season:Nice 4-0 Monaco (9 Sep.)
- Previous game:Amiens SC 3-0 Nice (26 Aug.)
- Next game:Rennes - Nice (17 Sep.)
AS Monaco
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Monaco 6-1 Marseille (27 Aug.)
- Previous game:Monaco 6-1 Marseille (27 Aug.)
- Next game:Monaco - RC Strasbourg (16 Sep.)
Nice
4:0
Monaco
4:0 (2:0)
- 9 September 2017
- 17:00
- Nice
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 15 |
| 2 | Monaco | 12 |
| 3 |  Bordeaux | 9 |
| 4 |  Saint-Etienne | 9 |
| 5 |  Lyon | 8 |
Week 5 Results
| Friday 8 September 2017 | ||||
 | Lille | 0-0 | Bordeaux | |
 | Metz | 1-5 | PSG | |
| Saturday 9 September 2017 | ||||
| Nice | 4-0 | Monaco | |
 | Troyes | 20:00 | Toulouse |  |
 | Caen | 20:00 | Dijon |  |
| RC Strasbourg | 20:00 | Amiens SC | ||
 | Montpellier | 20:00 | Nantes |  |
| Sunday 10 September 2017 | ||||
| Saint-Etienne | 15:00 | Angers |  |
| Lyon | 17:00 | Guingamp |  |
 | Marseille | 21:00 | Rennes |  |