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Nice midfielder Mahamane Traore believes victory at home to struggling Boulogne would complete a satisfactory first half of the Ligue 1 season.

Montpellier suffered their second home defeat in four days in Ligue 1 as they went down 2-0 to Nancy in a game played behind closed doors on Saturday.

David Bellion powered Bordeaux to a 4-1 victory over Lorient on Saturday and helped his team consolidate first place in the French league.

Grenoble coach Mecha Bazdarevic knows Saturday's game against Nice is a must-win match for his team.

Nancy pulled three points clear of Nice in the Ligue 1 table as two goals in four second-half minutes gave the hosts a deserved victory in a game they dominated.

Bordeaux edged Montpellier 1-0 on Wednesday thanks to a goal from Brazilian forward Jussie to consolidate first place in the French league.

Nancy manager Pablo Correa has admitted he hardly knows how to treat his players as they bid to avoid a fifth defeat in six games against fellow strugglers Nice on Wednesday night.

Lens v Nice. Click here to bet. Lens coach Jean-Guy Wallemme has called for an immediate reaction against Nice following a "mediocre" display at Boulogne last time out.

Karim Ait-Fana scored one goal and set up another Saturday to give Montpellier a 2-1 win over Le Mans in the French league.

MARSEILLE: Olympique Marseille playmaker Lucho Gonzalez is confident his side can pull off the big win they need at home against Real Madrid in a Champions League decider today.

Two goals in the final 13 minutes earned Marseille a 3-1 victory away to 10-man Nice in the Mediterranean derby in Ligue 1. Lucho Gonzalez and Bakari Kone netted late on as Didier Deschamps' side made their numerical advantage count.

Bordeaux moved four points clear at the top of Ligue 1 with a 1-0 win over Paris St Germain on Saturday night.

Marseille coach Didier Deschamps has urged his players to put all thoughts of Tuesday's crunch clash with Real Madrid to the back of their minds as they prepare to take on Nice in the derby de la Mediterranee.

FC Lorient are up to fourth in Ligue 1 and within touching distance of the pacesetters after beating lowly AS Saint-Etienne 2-0 on a day when OGC Nice secured a 1-0 success against Toulouse FC.

Loic Remy netted a second-half penalty as Nice edged out Toulouse 1-0 to leapfrog their mid-table opponents in the Ligue 1 standings.

Toulouse midfielder Etienne Didot has urged his team not to let the international break disrupt the momentum they had built up in Ligue 1 as they prepare for Sunday's trip to Nice.

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 .

PSG v Nice. Click here to bet. Paris St Germain defender Sammy Traore has described Saturday's Ligue 1 clash with Nice as a must-win game.

Former Celtic defender Bobo Balde, Fahid Ben Khalfallah and Gregory Pujol all scored as Valenciennes won 3-0 at Rennes to climb to sixth in the French league standings on Sunday.

Nice pulled further away from the bottom three in Ligue 1 with a valuable win at home to fellow strugglers Le Mans on Sunday.