2015/2016 French Ligue 1
- Casimir Ninga (58')
- Ryad Boudebouz (70')
Montpellier into top half with win over Rennes
Montpellier banished memories of a terrible start to the Ligue 1 season by closing in on a top-half finish with a 2-0 home victory over Rolland Courbis' Rennes.La Paillade lost six of their first seven games but could now finish as high as seventh after second-half goals from Casimir Ninga and Ryad Boudebouz delivered a fourth straight league win.In the 58th minute at the Stade de la Mosson, Ninga beat Benoit Costil after Souleymane Camara had touched a Boudebouz cross his way.Twelve minutes later the provider finished off a rapid Montpellier counter-attack with a powerful low shot.
Game Information
Stade de la Mosson-Mondial 98
8:00 PM, 7 May 2016
Montpellier, France
Attendance: 13,004
French Ligue 1 Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | +47 | 69 |
| AS Monaco | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | +18 | 58 |
| Brest | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | +15 | 53 |
| Lille | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | +17 | 52 |
| Nice | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | +9 | 48 |
| Lens | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | +7 | 46 |
| Stade Rennais | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | +8 | 42 |
| Marseille | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | +8 | 41 |
| Lyon | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 41 |
| Stade de Reims | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 40 |
| Toulouse | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 37 |
| Montpellier | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 36 |
| Strasbourg | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | -8 | 36 |
| Nantes | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | -20 | 31 |
| Metz | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | -18 | 29 |
| Le Havre AC | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -11 | 28 |
| Lorient | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -23 | 26 |
| Clermont Foot | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -28 | 22 |
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