Paris St Germain narrowly fended off Arles while Sochaux pulled off a surprise win over Rennes.
Lyon humbled after Valenciennes loss
Paris St Germain narrowly fended off Arles while Sochaux pulled off a surprise win over Rennes.
Lyon suffered a humiliating defeat against relegation candidates
Valenciennes.
Two goals in eight minutes from Milan Bisevac and Gregory Pujol put the home side in a strong position.
Lyon pulled one back through Michel Bastos 20 minutes from time but failed to find a leveller.
Ligue 1 leaders
Lille pulled off a 1-0 win over
RC Lens in the late kick-off at the Metropole.
Substitute Vinicius De Melo stepped off the bench to fire the home side ahead on 69 minutes to maintain a four-point lead at the top of the table for his team.
Paris Saint Germain edged past bottom side
Arles 2-1.
Mevlut Erdinc was on target twice for the second-placed side, who were forced to endure a nervous finale after Deme N'Diaye pulled one back.
Mid-table
Sochaux ended a recent poor run of form by firing five past title-chasing
Rennes in a 5-1 win.
Modibo Maiga netted twice against a Rennes side reduced to ten men following the dismissal of keeper Nicolas Douchez.
Caen shrugged off their recent inconsistent form to beat
Auxerre 2-0.
Second-half goals from Benjamin Nivet and Kandia Traore left Auxerre languishing dangerously close to the drop zone.
Brest were unable to snap a five-game winless streak at
Lorient who would up comfortable 2-0 winners.
Striker Kevin Gameiro grabbed both goals in the space of seven minutes.
Saint-Etienne made great strides in the tight battle for a Europa League place by beating rivals
Toulouse 2-1.
A Bakary Sako double was enough, with the away side only managing a consolation through Franck Tabanou.
