Gameiro: Struck twice for Lorient
Monaco were held to a surprise draw by Grenoble as Auxerre moved into the top three.
Monaco had started the day in third place and were firm favourites to beat Grenoble and climb above Lyon, who face Marseille on Sunday.
But Grenoble, who had lost their opening 11 games of the season, finally managed to get their campaign off and running with a hard-fought goalless draw at Stade Louis II.
Auxerre took advantage of Monaco's slip-up as a sixth consecutive victory sent them into the final UEFA Champions League position.
Relegation-threatened Le Mans were Auxerre's victims but they contributed to their own downfall as a Joao Paulo own goal on 51 minutes was all that separated the sides at Stade Leon-Bollee.
High-flying Valenciennes and Montpellier played out a 1-1 draw as Victor Montano's early opener was cancelled out by a Carlos Sanchez effort after 51 minutes.
Lorient were Saturday's big winners as they swept aside struggling Boulogne 5-0 at home to go fifth in the table.
Kevin Gameiro (33 and 49) and Marama Vahirua (45 and 57) both scored twice before Morgan Amalfitano added late gloss to the scoreline in the 90th minute.
Loic Remy proved the hero for Nice in their 1-0 victory over Paris St Germain, slotting home the crucial goal with just two minutes remaining.
St Etienne also prevailed 1-0 away to Nancy courtesy of a Dimitri Payet strike on 70 minutes.
In the final match of the night, Lens picked up their first win in nine attempts by beating Sochaux 2-1 away from home.
Romain Sartre broke the deadlock for Lens after 38 minutes and Razak Boukari made it 2-0 with four minutes remaining, before Sloan Privat pulled a late goal back for the hosts.

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Sunday 22nd November | |
| French Ligue 1 | |
| 16:00 | Nice vs Toulouse |
| 16:00 | St Etienne vs Lorient |
| 20:00 | Montpellier vs Lille |
| Saturday 28th November | |
| French Ligue 1 | |
| 18:00 | Lille vs Valenciennes |
| 18:00 | Lorient vs Grenoble |
| 18:00 | Monaco vs Montpellier |
| 18:00 | PSG vs Auxerre |
| 18:00 | Sochaux vs Nice |
| 18:00 | Toulouse vs Boulogne |
| 20:00 | Lens vs Marseille |
| Sunday 29th November | |
| French Ligue 1 | |
| 16:00 | AS Nancy vs Bordeaux |
| 16:00 | Le Mans vs St Etienne |
| 20:00 | Lyon vs Rennes |
| Wednesday 2nd December | |
| French Ligue 1 | |
| 18:00 | Boulogne vs PSG |
| 18:00 | Marseille vs Sochaux |
| Saturday 5th December | |
| French Ligue 1 | |
| 18:00 | Montpellier vs Le Mans |
| 18:00 | Nice vs Marseille |
| 18:00 | Rennes vs Lorient |
| 18:00 | St Etienne vs Sochaux |
| 18:00 | Valenciennes vs Monaco |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Saturday 21st November | |
| French Ligue 1 | |
| Bordeaux 0 - 1 Valenciennes | |
| Grenoble 1 - 1 Lyon | |
| Lens 2 - 1 AS Nancy | |
| Rennes 2 - 1 Le Mans | |
| Auxerre 2 - 0 Monaco | |
| Friday 20th November | |
| French Ligue 1 | |
| Marseille 1 - 0 PSG | |
| Sunday 8th November | |
| French Ligue 1 | |
| Lille 2 - 0 Bordeaux | |
| Toulouse 3 - 2 Rennes | |
| Lyon 5 - 5 Marseille | |
| Saturday 7th November | |
| French Ligue 1 | |
| Le Mans 0 - 1 Auxerre | |
| Lorient 5 - 0 Boulogne | |
| Monaco 0 - 0 Grenoble | |
| Valenciennes 1 - 1 Montpellier | |
| PSG 0 - 1 Nice | |
| AS Nancy 0 - 1 St Etienne | |
| Sochaux 1 - 2 Lens | |
| Sunday 1st November | |
| French Ligue 1 | |
| Nice 1 - 0 Le Mans | |
| Rennes 0 - 3 Valenciennes | |
| Sochaux 1 - 4 PSG | |
| Saturday 31st October | |
| French Ligue 1 | |
| Auxerre 2 - 1 Montpellier | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auxerre | 13 | 26 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 13 | 25 |
| 3 | Lyon | 13 | 25 |
| 4 | Valenciennes | 13 | 23 |
| 5 | Marseille | 12 | 22 |
| 6 | Monaco | 13 | 22 |
| 7 | Lorient | 12 | 21 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 12 | 21 |
| 9 | Rennes | 13 | 19 |
| 10 | Toulouse | 12 | 18 |
| 11 | Nancy | 13 | 17 |
| 12 | Nice | 12 | 17 |
| 13 | Paris St Germain | 12 | 16 |
| 14 | Lille | 12 | 16 |
| 15 | Sochaux | 12 | 15 |
| 16 | RC Lens | 13 | 15 |
| 17 | St Etienne | 12 | 13 |
| 18 | Boulogne | 12 | 9 |
| 19 | Le Mans | 13 | 8 |
| 20 | Grenoble | 13 | 2 |
Barca and Real both won, Gers closed the gap on Celtic while Lyon and Marseille drew 5-5.
Sunderland fan Lucinda Gittins was strutting her stuff in the Soccer AM studios this week.
Barca were stunned by a late leveller, Gers' match was abandoned while Inter march on in Serie A.
The Ligue 1 title race was thrown wider open as Bordeaux and Lyon both dropped points.
Lyon defender Jean-Alain Boumsong is nearing a comeback after almost three months on the sidelines.
Gabriel Heinze scored against his former club PSG to give Marseille a 1-0 win at the Stade Velodrome.
Bayern Munich director of sport Christian Nerlinger claims the club have no plans to move for Moussa Sissoko.
Jeremy Toulalan's agent admits his client would welcome the opportunity to join Inter Milan.