Alexandre Lacazette

Lyon and Marseille failed to make up ground on French league leaders Paris Saint-Germain when they played out a tame goalless draw on Sunday night.

Paris Saint Germain clearly need the cool head and experience of David Beckham on the evidence of a careless showing Sunday at struggling Sochaux, where the French title hopefuls slid to a shock 3-2 loss.

Lyon ended a losing run of three successive defeats on Sunday as they demolished Bordeaux 4-0 away to move to within three points of Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint Germain.

Nancy climbed off the foot of the Ligue 1 table on Sunday with a shock 1-0 win at 10-man Marseille, while former Romanian international Adrian Mutu scored twice as Ajaccio upset seven-time champions Lyon 3-1.

Nancy climbed off the foot of the Ligue 1 table on Sunday with a shock 1-0 win at 10-man Marseille, while former Romanian international Adrian Mutu scored twice as Ajaccio upset seven-time champions Lyon 3-1.

Lyon fended off swirling transfer rumours to open up a provisional three-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 with a convincing 2-0 win at Valenciennes on Friday.

Lyon made hard work of keeping their challenge for a first French league title in five years alive when they were held to a goalless draw at home by Evian on Friday.

Ligue 1 leaders Lyon take a depleted squad to the capital for Sunday's top of the table clash against Paris Saint-Germain having seen their lead slashed to three points following the 1-1 draw against rock bottom Nancy.

Ligue 1 leaders Lyon were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw at home to relegation candidates Nancy on Wednesday, as their lead at the top was trimmed to three points.

Lyon reclaimed possession of the Ligue 1 summit on Wednesday with a rousing 4-1 win at Marseille with Bafetimbi Gomis netting a treble.

Toulouse missed a chance to go top of Ligue 1 on Sunday as they slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Bordeaux, while both Ayew brothers were on target as Marseille won 2-0 at Ajaccio to draw level on points with leaders Paris Saint-Germain.

Brothers Andre and Jordan Ayew were on target as Marseille snapped a three-match winless streak on Sunday with a 2-0 win at Ajaccio to draw level on points with Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain, while Lyon also closed the gap at the top beating Bastia 5-2.

Marseille's stunning start to the Ligue 1 season, which had seen them win six from six games, came to a spectacular end on Sunday as mid-table Valenciennes whipped them 4-1.

Olympique Lyonnais kept their unbeaten start to the new Ligue 1 campaign going as they came from behind to record a 3-2 home win against Valenciennes on Saturday afternoon.

French Cup holders Lyon kicked off the new season by beating title-holders Montpellier on penalties to win the Champions Trophy at the Red Bull Arena here on Saturday.

Lyon saw off feisty third-tier outsiders Quevilly 1-0 to win the French Cup final at the Stade de France on Saturday, Argentine striker Lisandro Lopez's goal saving the French giants' blushes.

Amateurs Quevilly shocked Ligue 1 outfit Rennes 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the French Cup final for the second time in their history but first since 1927.

Lyon reached the French Cup final after ending the run of third-tier Gazelec Ajaccio with a 4-0 win in the semi-final in Corsica on Tuesday.

Lyon put their Champions League heartache behind them by beating French champions Lille 2-1 on Saturday to revitalise their attempt to qualify for next season's competition.

Cypriot football fans were rubbing their eyes in disbelief on Thursday after APOEL Nicosia defied all expectations to reach the last eight of the Champions League after eliminating Lyon 4-3 on penalties.