Leaders Bordeaux were held to a shock 0-0 draw by Boulogne as Montpellier overcame Marseille.
Bordeaux held as Montpellier beat Marseille
Leaders Bordeaux were held to a shock 0-0 draw by Boulogne as Montpellier overcame Marseille.
Relegation-threatened
Boulogne made the daunting trip to
Bordeaux without a win in their previous six outings but they produced a battling performance to claim a point.
Montpellier are now just six points further back in second after seeing off fellow high-flyers
Marseille 2-0.
Karim Ait Fana scored after 48 minutes for Ligue 1's surprise package and a Benoit Cheyrou own goal 15 minutes from time sealed all three points.
Third-placed
Lille also took the opportunity to apply pressure on the pacesetters by beating
Lens 1-0 at home courtesy of an Eden Hazard goal midway through the first half.
Monaco extended their unbeaten run to seven games and won for a fourth straight occasion as they prevailed 3-2 against
Nice.
Park Chu-Young's early opener was cancelled out by Chaouki Ben Saada but the South Korean struck again on the hour mark to restore Monaco's lead.
Nene then gave Monaco a two-goal cushion and it proved to be crucial as Didier Digard, on loan at Nice from Middlesbrough, set up a tense finale.
Rennes inflicted more misery on bottom club
Grenoble with a convincing 4-0 home victory.
Romain Danze broke the deadlock after eight minutes before Sylvain Marveaux netted a double and Ismael Bangoura completed the rout, while Hugo Cianci was sent off for Grenoble.
Former Sheffield United star Colin Kazim-Richards grabbed
Toulouse's final goal in their 3-1 success at
Le Mans.
Paulo Machado and Luan had given Toulouse a 2-0 advantage before Idir Ouali reduced Le Mans' arrears.
Youssouf Hadji was the only name on the scoresheet as
Nancy defeated
Lorient 1-0.
