Ligue 1 round 5

Valenciennes v Boulogne
Le Mans v Marseille
Lille v Sochaux
Lyon v Lorient
Nancy v Toulouse
Montpellier v Lens
Bordeaux v Grenoble
Rennes v St Etienne
Auxerre v Nice
Monaco v PSG

The misery of the national side, and the apparent mutiny which has seen Thierry Henry calling all the shots, can be put aside for another four weeks as we get back to league action. Top of the bill is the capital clash in Monte Carlo where Monaco, with added Eidur Gudjohnsen, take on PSG. The Parisians lost Jérome Rothen to Rangers in the transfer window, which leaves them short on wide options, and they managed to farm out Mateja Kezman on loan to Zenit which should improve dressing room harmony. Having missed out on Steve Savidan - retired once his move from Caen fell down when a congenital heart defect was uncovered - Gudjohnsen ought to be exactly the signing Monaco need. It looks a good move for a vastly underrated player as well.

Bordeaux host Grenoble, in-form Lyon host Lorient without Jean-Alain Boumsong and Marseille go north to Le Mans. All three should win comfortably. Montpellier are riding high after a flying start and host Lens who have been in the news for non-footballing reasons over the last few weeks. The Gael Kakuta affair resulted in a transfer ban for Chelsea, pleasing the Lens board no end. They're in sixth place and playing well and the Montpellier game promises to be among the best of the round.

Toulouse, Lille and Auxerre have all started badly - the latter two have yet to win - and all have tough games this week. Nice aren't breaking any pots and they go to Auxerre this week while Lille are at home to Sochaux who have added USA international Charlie Davies to take the goal-scoring burden from Vaclav Sverkos. Toulouse go to Nancy, a difficult prospect with the Lorraine side starting well. Valenciennes and St Etienne both play mid-table sides, the former at home to Boulogne, impressive on their return to Ligue 1, and the latter away at Rennes.