FRENCH Ligue 1

The occupants of the top 4 spots at the start of the round kept their positions and the gap by getting a victory.
Paris St. Germain fought hard at home against Nice to get a win to keep a 5-point lead in the title race.
Marseille picked up a 3-2 win at Toulouse to tag along.
Monaco were 2-1 winners at Brest, Lens managed a 3-1 win at home against relegation-zoned Ajaccio.

Auxerre’s win against Lyon in the opening match of the round leaves Angers 8 points away from the rest of the teams.

MATCH RESULTS

Auxerre 2-1 Lyon
Nice 0-0 Reims
Strasbourg 2-1 Angers
Paris St. Germain 4-3 Lille
Brest 1-2 Monaco
Troyes 0-1 Montpellier
Rennes 2-0 Clermont Foot
Lorient 3-0 Ajaccio
Lens 3-1 Nantes
Toulouse 2-3 Marseille

LEAGUE STANDINGS

1 | Paris Saint-Germain ( 24 ) – 57 points
2 | Marseille ( 24 ) – 52 points
3 | Monaco ( 24 ) – 50 points
4 | Lens ( 24 ) – 49 points
5 | Rennes ( 24 ) – 43 points
6 | Lille ( 24 ) – 41 points
7 | Lorient ( 24 ) – 39 points
8 | Nice ( 24 ) – 38 points
9 | Lyon ( 24 ) – 35 points
10 | Reims ( 24 ) – 34 points
11 | Toulouse ( 24 ) – 32 points
12 | Clermont ( 24 ) – 30 points
13 | Nantes ( 24 ) – 28 points
14 | Montpellier ( 24 ) – 26 points
15 | Strasbourg ( 24 ) – 21 points
16 | Brest ( 24 ) – 20 points
17 | Troyes ( 24 ) – 19 points
18 | Auxerre ( 24 ) – 18 points
19 | Ajaccio ( 24 ) – 18 points
20 | Angers ( 24 ) – 10 points