Lyon continue to lead the way in France and have opened up a five-point lead at the top of the table.
Lyon march on, while Bordeaux win with only nine men
Lyon continue to lead the way in France and have opened up a five-point lead at the top of the table.
Elsewhere, there were victories for Bordeaux, Nantes, Lille and Toulouse.
It is
Lyon, however, who set the standard in Ligue 1 and they claimed a fourth consecutive victory with a 1-0 success at struggling
Le Havre.
Frederic Piquionne grabbed the only goal of the game from the penalty spot just a minute before the interval.
Lyon were unable to build on their advantage after the break, while they also saw Sidney Govou dismissed on 65 minutes.
Nice missed the chance to move up to second in the table as they could only manage a 2-2 draw at home to
Le Mans.
Emerse Fae gave them a second minute lead, while Ludovic Remy doubled their advantage before the half-hour mark.
An own goal from David Hellebuyck on 50 minutes threatened to set up a tense finish, and Roland Lamah earned a share of the spoils when he pounced five minutes from time.
Bordeaux put their disappointing midweek performance in the UEFA Champions League firmly behind them as they won 1-0 at
Grenoble.
Ferreira Vieira Jussie was the hero for Laurent Blanc's side as he snatched a winner 10 minutes from time.
By that stage Bordeuax had been reduced to nine men after Alou Diarra (49) and Geraldo Wendell (52) saw red.
A bad tempered contest was then completed in stoppage time when Grenoble's Martial Robin became the third man to be given his marching orders.
The game of the day came at
Lille, where the hosts secured a 3-2 success against
Auxerre.
Vinicius De Melo had given Lille a fourth minute lead, only to see a Julien Quercia brace turn the tie in favour of the visitors.
With time running out, Eden Hazard levelled matters and Melo grabbed an injury-time winner.
Nantes claimed their first victory of the campaign as they came out on top against
Valenciennes.
Mamadou Bagayoko got them on their way when he converted a 40th minute penalty, before sealing the points with a second on 54 minutes.
Sochaux remain bottom of the table, yet to win this season, and went down 2-1 at
Toulouse.
Andre Pierre Gignac opened the scoring after just six minutes and doubled his personal tally when he fired home from the spot just after the hour-mark.
Damien Perquis pulled one back for Sochaux on 68 minutes but they were unable to force a further breakthrough.
Lorient and
Caen played a 1-1 draw in another game which included late drama.
Rafik Saifi had given Lorient the lead on 35 minutes but Anthony Deroin ensured the points were shared when he snatched an equaliser five minutes from time.
