SC Bastia dealt a serious blow to Olympique Lyonnais' title hopes as they eased to a shock 4-1 victory over their second-placed opponents in Corsica.
Remi Garde's side remain four points adrift of leaders Paris Saint-Germain FC, who travel to AS Saint-Étienne on Sunday with the opportunity to add to that cushion.
Twenty-year-old midfield prospect Florian Thauvin fired Bastia into the lead on the cusp of half-time, but Lisandro levelled matters soon after the restart. Undeterred, Bastia produced an immediate riposte – two goals in six minutes from Anthony Modeste and Thauvin – to take control. Wahbi Khazri cemented a fine win which leaves Bastia joint 13th with their island rivals AC Ajaccio, who drew 0-0 at Olympique de Marseille on Friday night.
The surprises continued as LOSC Lille succumbed 2-1 at home to Évian Thonon Gaillard FC – opening goalscorer Salomon Kalou going from hero to villain with an own goal that handed strugglers Évian their seventh win.
LOSC stay sixth, a point ahead of champions Montpellier Hérault SC, who were held 1-1 at home by ES Troyes AC. FC Lorient are two points further back, trimming the gap with a 4-0 defeat of Stade Brestois 29.
Elsewhere, Stade de Reims boosted their survival prospects with a 1-0 win against Stade Rennais FC, something relegation-threatened FC Sochaux-Montbéliard could not manage in a 1-1 home draw against Valenciennes FC.
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| Sochaux | 1-1 | Valenciennes | |||
Nguette 82 | |||||
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| Reims | 1-0 | Rennes | |||
Fofana 32 | |||||
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| Lorient | 4-0 | Brest | |||
| Venue: Lorient | |||||
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| LOSC | 1-2 | Évian | |||
Kalou 7, 67 (o.g.) | Khelifa 30 | ||||
| Venue: Lille | |||||
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| Montpellier | 1-1 | Troyes | |||
Jean 50 | |||||
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| Bastia | 4-1 | Lyon | |||
Lisandro 54 | |||||
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| Marseille | 0-0 | Ajaccio | |||
| Venue: Marseille | |||||
| Clubs | P | Pts | |||
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| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 28 | 57 | ||
| 2 | Olympique Lyonnais | 29 | 53 | ||
| 3 | Olympique de Marseille | 29 | 51 | ||
| 4 | AS Saint-Étienne | 28 | 48 | ||
| 5 | OGC Nice | 28 | 48 | ||
| 6 | LOSC Lille | 29 | 46 | ||
| 7 | Montpellier Hérault SC | 29 | 45 | ||
| 8 | FC Lorient | 29 | 43 | ||
| 9 | Stade Rennais FC | 29 | 42 | ||
| 10 | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | 28 | 41 | ||
| 11 | Toulouse FC | 28 | 37 | ||
| 12 | Valenciennes FC | 29 | 36 | ||
| 13 | AC Ajaccio * | 29 | 33 | ||
| 14 | SC Bastia | 29 | 33 | ||
| 15 | Évian Thonon Gaillard FC | 29 | 30 | ||
| 16 | Stade de Reims | 29 | 30 | ||
| 17 | Stade Brestois 29 | 29 | 29 | ||
| 18 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 29 | 28 | ||
| 19 | ES Troyes AC | 29 | 24 | ||
| 20 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 28 | 21 |
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