Rennes kept the heat on their title rivals with a 1-0 triumph at home to PSG on Saturday evening.
Rennes see off PSG; Marseille triumph at Arles
Rennes kept the heat on their title rivals with a 1-0 triumph at home to PSG on Saturday evening.
The victory sees Les Rouges et Noirs draw level on points with second-placed PSG and close on leaders Lille, who are four points clear.
Attacker Yacine Brahimi was the hero of the clash for Rennes, sealing the crucial three points for the hosts with a 19th-minute goal.
Marseille underlined their title credentials by climbing into fourth with a 1-0 triumph over
Arles.
The French giants left it until the second half to bag the crucial three points, with Andre-Pierre Gignac finding the back of the net in the 54th minute with the only goal of the encounter.
Struggling
Nancy's woes continued at
Brest as the home side clinched a 2-1 victory, with Bruno Grougi snatching the winner two minutes from time.
The visitors produced a second-half comeback as Julien Feret cancelled out Jonathan Ayite's earlier goal, but Nancy failed to hold on as the hosts claimed a maximum haul.
Lorient piled more misery on relegation candidates
Caen with a decisive 2-0 win at the Stade Michel d'Ornano.
Morgan Amalfitano drew first blood for the visitors before Kevin Gameiro completed the damage four minutes from time.
RC Lens failed to escape the drop zone against
Valenciennes, taking a single point in a 1-1 draw at the Stade Felix Bollaert.
Issam Jemaa opened the scoring for the hosts in the 37th minute, but Mathieu Dossevi equalised just three minutes later to hand the visitors a share of the spoils.
St Etienne climbed into seventh place with a 2-1 triumph at
Montpellier, driven by a first-half brace from Emmanuel Riviere.
Substitute Jonas Martin pulled one back for the hosts four minutes from time, but it was no more than a consolation strike as Les Verts took the points.
Nice pulled further clear of the relegation places with a 1-0 win at home to 12th-placed
Sochaux.
The only goal of the clash went to Serbian defender Nemanja Pejcinovic, who hit home in the 29th minute.
