Auxerre News

Bordeaux, buoyed by booking top spot in their Champions League group with a midweek defeat of Juventus, will be out to follow up the good work on the domestic front this weekend against Nancy.

Defender Zoumana Camara feels the visit of Ligue 1 leaders Auxerre is "not a bad thing" as Paris St Germain seek to end a dismal run of form.

Click here to bet on Ligue 1 with Sky Bet! Click here for more news from France Click here for weekend Ligue 1 fixtures Click here for latest Ligue 1 standings Surprise Ligue 1 leaders Auxerre will have to cope without Polish striker Ireneusz Jelen when they visit the capital to take on struggling Paris St Germain on Saturday.

Imagine a tiny youth club that - along with football - features drum-beating and marching as well as shooting and gymnastics among its original pursuits.

Champions Girondins Bordeaux slumped to their first home Ligue 1 defeat in over two years when Valenciennes beat them 1-0 on Saturday.

Auxerre took over the top spot in Ligue 1 on Saturday as they knocked off Monaco, 2-0, with goals from Adama Coulibaly and Delvin Ndinga.

Monaco will be without the league's top scorer Nene for Saturday's trip to the Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps as they look to deny Auxerre a seventh consecutive Ligue 1 victory.

Stephane M'Bia equalized deep into injury time Sunday to give Marseille a 5-5 draw at Lyon in the French league despite having led 4-2 with 10 minutes remaining.

Le Mans forward Anthony Le Tallec insists morale remains high in the camp despite the dismal run of form that has left them close to the foot of the Ligue 1 standings.

Manchester City was held to a fifth consecutive draw in the Premier League on Saturday, playing to a 3-3 tie with Burnley.

Auxerre moved to within two points of the Ligue 1 summit as Joao Paulo's own goal earned them a fortunate 1-0 win at Le Mans.

Nice picked up a shock win at PSG. Click here to bet on Ligue 1 with Sky Bet! Click here for Saturday's scores and scorers Click here for individual match reports Click here for latest Ligue 1 standings Auxerre moved to within two points of the Ligue 1 summit as Joao Paulo's own goal earned them a fortunate 1-0 win at Le Mans .

Auxerres forward Ireneusz Jelen celebrates after scoring a goal against Le Mans during Saturday's match.

Slender 1-0 winners at Le Mans UC 72, AJ Auxerre celebrated a sixth consecutive Ligue 1 victory to move into third ahead of AS Monaco FC and Montpellier Herault SC, who both drew their games.

Auxerre v Montpellier. Click here to bet. Montpellier striker Victor Montano insists his team have learned the lessons from their humbling defeat to Rennes and are determined to put them into practice when they travel to Auxerre on Saturday.

Bafetimbi Gomis scored the only goal against his former side as Olympique Lyonnais defeated arch rivals AS Saint-Etienne 1-0 to keep in touching distance of leaders FC Girondins de Bordeaux, who beat AS Monaco FC by the same scoreline.

Montpellier president Louis Nicollin apologized after using a homophobic term to describe Auxerre midfielder Benoit Pedretti following his team's 2-1 loss in the French league over the weekend.

Auxerre moved level on points with fourth-placed Montpellier after a narrow win over their Ligue 1 rivals tonight.

Ireneusz Jelen scored two goals as Auxerre twice came from behind to claim a late win over Lille in Ligue 1. Jelen cancelled out Gervinho's 26th-minute opener 10 minutes later and levelled again 12 minutes from time after Pierre-Alain Frau had restored the visitors' lead.

Lille s Gervinho, center, scores against Auxerre during their Ligue 1 match at the Abbe Deschamps Stadium in Auxerre, France, on Sunday.