Auxerre v Grenoble
Lorient v PSG
Valenciennes v Marseille
Monaco v St Etienne
Montpellier v Boulogne
Nancy v Sochaux
Lyon v Toulouse
Lille v Nice
Le Mans v Lens
Bordeaux v Stade Rennes
Top game this week in La République is in Lyon where Toulouse are the visitors. €70m was spent on players at Stade Gerland, although half of that came from the sale of just one player, and they've hit it off quickly and are beginning to look like a team refreshed. No longer do they rely on just one or two players (Juninho and Karim Benzema), rather the goals are coming from all across the field. Toulouse haven't been great so far this season, but they're still capable of getting goals, although André-Pierre Gignac seems to be suffering from second-season syndrome.
Bordeaux are at home to Rennes with the Marouane Chamakh thing still not resolved, president Jean-Louis Triaud entering into a war of words with Arsene Wenger over the Moroccan's future. But Les Girondins march serenely on. Rennes are in fourth, but this looks like a home win. Marseille are back up to third and also have a winnable fixture, away at Valenciennes. Monaco have surged into the top half dozen and are at home to struggling St Etienne this week while Montpellier and Boulogne face off in a battle of promoted clubs, both of whom started the season well. PSG face Lorient with both sides in danger of just falling away a bit.
Grenoble still remain rock bottom, pointless in so many ways, and Auxerre will fancy this is a chance to kick start a so-far miserable campaign. There's a mid-table clash between Nancy and Sochaux, Lens go to Le Mans and Nice make the long trip north to Lille.
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