Auxerre top as Bordeaux lose at home: Ligue 1 reviews

Marseille 1-0 PSG
Grenoble 1-1 Lyon
Rennes 2-1 Le Mans
Lens 2-1 Nancy
Bordeaux 0-1 Valenciennes
Auxerre 2-0 Monaco
St Etienne 0-2 Lorient
Nice 1-0 Toulouse
Montpellier 2-0 Lille

Over two years have passed since Bordeaux were last beaten at home, but their visitors this week were Valenciennes, a side with a formidable away record. That said, they only had three efforts on goal in the whole game, but Mamadou Samassa got one past Cedric Carrasso in the seventh minute. Wendel went close with a spectacular free-kick and had two or three other great opportunities and Yoann Gouffran also spurned a glorious opportunity. Guy N'dy Assembe was inspired in the VA goal and his performance alone deserved the three points. Lyon failed to take advantage as they were held up in the Alps at Grenoble. César Delgado put Lyon in front, surely just the first action of a comfortable win, but Danijel Ljuboja equalised moments after Laurent Courtois was sent off for just their second point of the season. That means Auxerre go top after beating Monaco. Adama Coulibaly put them ahead late in the first half and Delvin Ndinga made it safe a couple of minutes from time. It's been quite a turnaround for AJA who started badly and now sit top of the league for the first time in six years.

Montpellier won at home to Lille to maintain their place in the top handful, Victor Montano with both goals, but it's Lorient who sneak up into fourth. They beat St Etienne thanks to a pair of early goals from Marama Vahirua and Franco Sosa. Difficult to beat, they look to have a first eleven good enough for Europe, though how they go when injuries set in will determine how well they go.

Nice rise further still after beating Toulouse, that man Loic Remy yet again, this time from the penalty spot. Le Mans are still deep in trouble after going down in Rennes, but Lens just pull away from the bottom three after coming from behind against Nancy. Issam Jemaa and Kevin Monnet-Paquet both scored in the last few minutes to snatch the win after Paul Alo'o Efoulou put Nancy in front early in the second half.