Marseille stayed top in France as Lyon conceded a last-minute equaliser against Montpellier and pre-weekend leaders Nice suffered a 4-0 loss.

Champions Lyon were one of four sides who could have overtaken resurgent Marseille – who beat Sedan 2-1 on Saturday – and on course for all three points as they led bottom of the table Montpellier 1-0. But Abdoulaye Cisse’s last minute goal deied them the chance of returning to the summit.

Nice dropped to second as they suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat at the hands of Bordeaux.

Monaco climb to fourth after t a 4-0 win against high-flying Guingamp.

Paris Saint-Germain squandered a chance to close the gap on the sides abovethem when they fell to a 1-0 defeat at struggling Rennes, courtesy of Dominique Arribage’s 72nd-minute goal

Lens remain in touch with the leaders after beating Le Havre 1-0, while Nantes are still in contention thanks to a 2-1 victory against struggling Troyes.