Seven-time defending champions Lyon struggled to a goalless draw at home to lowly Valenciennes on Saturday, badly missing injured star striker Karim Benzema.
Seven-time defending champions Lyon beat Grenoble 2-0 on Saturday with goals from Jean Makoun and Karim Benzema to share the lead in the French league standings with Marseille.
Djibril Cisse scored with just seven minutes remaining to give Marseille a 3-2 win at Monaco to move them up to third in the French table and revive their hopes of clinching a Champions League place.
Brazilian striker Fred scored the only goal as six-time French champions Lyon beat Lille 1-0 in front of a record French league crowd of 75,000 at the Stade de France.
Seven-time defending champions Lyon struggled to a goalless draw at home to lowly Valenciennes on Saturday, badly missing injured star striker Karim Benzema.
Seven-time defending champions Lyon beat Grenoble 2-0 on Saturday with goals from Jean Makoun and Karim Benzema to share the lead in the French league standings with Marseille.
Djibril Cisse scored with just seven minutes remaining to give Marseille a 3-2 win at Monaco to move them up to third in the French table and revive their hopes of clinching a Champions League place.
Brazilian striker Fred scored the only goal as six-time French champions Lyon beat Lille 1-0 in front of a record French league crowd of 75,000 at the Stade de France.
French champions Lyon cruised to a 2-0 win over Lorient on Wednesday to extend their lead over Bordeaux to six points, boosting their chances of a seventh successive title.
Resurgent Paris Saint Germain booked their spot in the French League Cup semifinals on Wednesday with a 4-0 rout of Valenciennes as Japan midfielder Daisuke Matsui ensured Le Mans' passage at the expense of Lyon.
Lyon did little to boost their confidence for Wednesday's decisive Champions League qualifier against Rangers when they went down 1-0 at Caen in Ligue 1.
Goals from Juninho and Sidney Govou gave Lyon a 2-0 home win over Valenciennes and enabled the six-time champions to stay four points ahead at the top of the French league.
Marseille's French league slump continued with a 2-1 defeat at Sochaux on Saturday when two own goals and a penalty miss left the Champions League contenders in the relegation zone.
The French first division table is beginning to look familiar as Lyon, after an uncertain start to the season, have moved into a three-point lead at the top by beating Monaco 3-1.
Slovakia will be without injured captain Robert Vittek for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against the Republic of Ireland on September 8 and Wales four days later.
Surprise French league leaders Nancy stayed out in front with a 2-0 defeat of St Etienne, with Brazilian striker Kim scoring his third goal in five games.
France coach Raymond Domenech will appeal against his one-match ban for breaching UEFA's disciplinary regulations, the French Football Federation (FFF) said on Tuesday.
Djibril Cisse's seventh goal in as many matches and substitute Mathieu Valbuena's late winner gave Marseille a 2-1 victory at Saint-Etienne on Saturday and a berth in next season's European Champions League.
Second-half substitute Sylvain Wiltord scored a late goal and earned a crucial penalty as Ligue 1 leaders Olympique Lyon salvaged a 3-3 home draw against Sochaux on Saturday.
Nantes have parted company with coach Georges Eo and replaced him with his assistant Michel Der Zakarian and sports director Japhet Ndoram, club president Rudi Roussillon said Monday.
Olympique Lyon slumped to their second league defeat of the season when they lost 2-0 at Toulouse in their first Ligue 1 match of the year on Saturday.
Olympique Lyon, who have shown signs of wear recently, stretched their lead to 12 points in Ligue 1 with a lucky 1-0 win at bottom club Sedan on Saturday.
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