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BORDEAUX MOVE SIX POINTS CLEAR
Jussie - goal hero for Bordeaux.
Defending champions Bordeaux opened up a six-point gap at the top of Ligue 1 thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 victory at surprise challengers Montpellier.
Jussie grabbed the only goal of the game just before the hour at the Stade de la Mosson, firing home a superb shot with the outside of his right boot to spare the blushes of Yoann Gourcuff who had missed a first-half penalty.
Promoted Montpellier slipped a place to third on the back of their defeat.
Marseille climbed to second thanks to their 2-1 win at Lorient, where Souleymane Diawara netted the winner deep into stoppage time.
Marama Vahirua fired the hosts into the lead from the penalty spot eight minutes into the second half.
Marseille then pulled level midway through the half when debutant Jordan Ayew lashed home, and they stunned the home side at the death when Lucho Gonzalez's free-kick was nodded home by Diawara.
Chu Young-Park was the match-winner for Monaco as they held on for almost 70 minutes to beat Rennes 1-0 at the Stade Louis II.
Park powered home from close range after 21 minutes to break the deadlock and, although both sides had a number of chances, there was no further scoring.
Second-half strikes from Miralem Pjanic and Cesar Delgado earned Lyon a 2-0 victory against struggling Boulogne to end a run of five Ligue 1 matches without a win.
Pjanic struck after 72 minutes and Delgado netted in second-half stoppage time as Lyon claimed an eighth win of the season.
Le Mans jumped out of the bottom three as Thorstein Helstad's early strike dealt another blow to Grenoble's hopes of survival.
With just six points so far, Grenoble had been hopeful of doubling that tally before Christmas but it looks a distinct long shot now, with two games remaining until the break.
Le Mans went 1-0 ahead when Helstad fired home in the seventh minute and held on despite allowing Grenoble several chances to get back on level terms.
Nancy pulled three points clear of Nice in lower mid-table as two goals in four second-half minutes gave the hosts a deserved 2-0 home victory.
Nice, who dropped to 16th as a result of the defeat, failed to create a single clear-cut chance, with Julien Feret and Chris Malonga netting for Nancy shortly after half-time.
In the late match, Paris St Germain were held 1-1 at home by Lens. Veteran midfielder Claude Makelele scored what for him was a rare goal to put PSG in front after 69 minutes, but the lead did not last and Toifilou Maoulida levelled up four minutes later.
