Ligue 1 round-up: Caen held by Angers

Caen missed the chance to go second in the Ligue 1 table as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Angers on Sunday afternoon.

Caen had to play for just over an hour with 10 men after Alaeddine Yahia was sent of for the hosts, but the visiting side could not capitalise on the man advantage as the game ended in a stalemate.

Caen remain third in the table and level on 25 points with Lyon but could have leapfrogged them into second with a win on Sunday while Angers remain fifth, just two points behind their opponents this weekend.

Saint-Etienne also missed a golden chance to push themselves up the Ligue 1 table as they fell to a 2-0 defeat to Marseille, who have pulled themselves four points clear of the relegation zone. 

Michy Batshuayi and Georges-Kévin Nkoudou were on target for the visitors and assisted each other in the process.

Rennes and Bordeaux played out a 2-2 draw at the Stade de la Route-de-Lorient in a thrilling game where neither side was to be outdone by the other. 

Ousmane Dembele put the hosts ahead just after the half an hour mark but Bordeaux hit right back 10 minutes later with an Enzo Crivelli strike.

It was a similar story in the second half when Kamil Grosicki once again gave Rennes the lead before their visitors levelled it up just three minutes afterwards through Diego Contento. 

The game ended on a sour note when Nicolas Pallois was sent off for Bordeaux and Giovanni Sio having the resulting penalty saved just three minutes before full time.

At the bottom end of the table, Gazelec Ajaccio beat Bastia 2-1 at the Stade Armand-Cesari, taking themselves out of the relegation zone and sending their opponents into their vacant spot.

Brandao gave the hosts the lead after five minutes but a Jacques Zoua coverted from the spot 15 minutes later so level it up before a second half strike from Khalid Boutaib sealed a vital win for the visitors.