Ligue 2 (Week 26) : Reims beats Clermont 1-0
FRANCE, Feb. 17, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 26: After losing 0-1 to Sochaux on February 11, Reims returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Clermont this Friday.
Clermont made Reims doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Argentine forward Pablo Chavarria in the 50th minute.
Reims climbed to third place with 42 points from 26 games, tie on points with Amiens Sporting Club.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of February 17, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 45 |
| 2 | Amiens SC | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 42 |
| 3 | Reims | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 42 |
| 4 | Lens | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 40 |
| 5 | Troyes | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | RC Strasbourg | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 40 |
| 7 | Nimes | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 38 |
| 8 | Sochaux | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 37 |
| 9 | Niort | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 36 |
| 10 | Bourg-Peronnas | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 35 |
| 11 | GFC Ajaccio | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Le Havre | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 33 |
| 13 | Ajaccio | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 33 |
| 14 | Valenciennes | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 31 |
| 15 | Clermont | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 30 |
| 16 | Red Star | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 28 |
| 17 | Auxerre | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 28 |
| 18 | Laval | 26 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 24 |
| 19 | Orleans | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 24 |
| 20 | Tours | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 41 | -13 | 21 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Clermont Foot
- Position: 15
- Best performance of the season:Clermont 3-0 Orleans (16 Dec.)
- Previous game:Lens 3-1 Clermont (13 Feb.)
- Next game:RC Strasbourg - Clermont (24 Feb.)
Reims
- Position: 3 +2
- Best performance of the season:Reims 3-0 Auxerre (30 Sep.)
- Previous game:Reims 0-1 Sochaux (11 Feb.)
- Next game:Reims - Brest (27 Feb.)
Clermont
0:1
Reims
0:1 (0:0)
- 17 February 2017
- 20:00
- Clermont-Ferrand
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brest | 45 |
| 2 | Amiens SC | 42 |
| 3 | Reims | 42 |
| 4 |  Lens | 40 |
| 5 |  Troyes | 40 |
Week 26 Results
| Friday 17 February 2017 | ||||
 | Red Star | 1-1 | RC Strasbourg | |
| Clermont | 0-1 | Reims | |
 | Sochaux | 1-1 | Laval |  |
 | Auxerre | 1-0 | Ajaccio |  |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 1-0 | Niort |  |
| Troyes | 0-0 | Nimes |  |
 | Valenciennes | 1-1 | Amiens SC | |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 3-2 | Tours |  |
| Saturday 18 February 2017 | ||||
| Brest | 15:00 | Le Havre |  |
| Monday 20 February 2017 | ||||
 | Orleans | 20:45 | Lens | |