Lille and Lyon won in Ligue 1 on Sunday to close the gap at the top, while Auxerre lifted themselves away from the relegation zone.
Lille, Lyon and Auxerre all win on Sunday
Lille and Lyon won in Ligue 1 on Sunday to close the gap at the top, while Auxerre lifted themselves away from the relegation zone.
Third-placed
Lille kept their unbeaten run going with an ultimately comfortable 2-0 win over
Dijon to move within two points of joint leaders Montpellier and Paris St Germain.
Moussa Sow and Eden Hazard scored the goals either side of half-time as Rudi Garcia's side maintained a proud record stretching back to August's home defeat to Montpellier.
For Dijon, who had their chances in the first half, it was a first defeat in four games and they remain in the bottom half.
Lyon are two points behind Lille in fourth after following up their stunning UEFA Champions League win in midweek with a 1-0 victory at
Lorient.
Remi Garde's side, who thrashed Dinamo Zagreb 7-1 away from home on Wednesday to advance to the knockout stage, sealed the win thanks to Alexandre Lacazette's 54th minute effort.
Auxerre lifted themselves away from the relegation zone with a narrow 2-1 home victory over second-bottom
Nice.
Dennis Oliech's header put the hosts ahead in the 13th minute, but Eric Mouloungui got Nice back on level terms with a superb equaliser eight minutes later.
The visitors would have been ahead at half-time had Fabian Monzon converted from the penalty spot, but he blazed over and Ben Sahar grabbed a second-half winner to clinch all three points for the hosts.
The result lifted Laurent Fournier's side up four places to 13th in the standings, while Nice slipped three points adrift of safety.
