The decreasing advantage of "Lille" in France (7 VIDEOS) © EuroFootball.com

After playing the XXIV round of matches in the French "Ligue 1" over the weekend, the lead of the "Lille" team in the tournament decreased against their closest pursuers.

In a close away match, 'The Mastiffs' lost 1-0 to "Montpellier", while "Rennes", "Marseille", and "Lyon" took advantage by defeating their opponents.

The season continues to be tragic for the "Bordeaux" players, who this time had to acknowledge the superiority of the "Lorient" team with a 5-1 defeat away from home.

Results:

"Lyon" 4 - 0 "Nancy" 37' [1 - 0] Y. Gourcuff 77' [2 - 0] J. Pied 85' [3 - 0] M. Pjanic 89' [4 - 0] J. Briand

"Auxerre" 1 - 1 "Arles-Avignon" 65' [0 - 1] D. N'Diaye 84' [1 - 1] I. Jelen

"Brest" 2 - 0 "Monaco" 14' [1 - 0] J. Ayite 89' [2 - 0] J. Ayite (penalty) 88' A.P.d. Silva ("Monaco") sent off from the field

"Caen" 2 - 2 "Valenciennes" 47' [1 - 0] B. Nivet 64' [2 - 0] S. Yatabaré 80' [2 - 1] G. Pujol 88' [2 - 2] S. Langil

"Lens" 2 - 3 "Sochaux" 6' [0 - 1] N. Maurice-Belay 30' [0 - 2] M. Maiga 36' [1 - 2] I. Jemaa 59' [2 - 2] A. Yahia 66' [2 - 3] R. Boudebouz 41' T. Maoulida ("Lens") sent off from the field 41' K. Anin ("Sochaux") sent off from the field

"Marseille" 2 - 1 "Saint-Etienne" 68' [1 - 0] L. Gonzalez 78' [2 - 0] L. Remy 90' [2 - 1] C. Landrin

"Lorient" 5 - 1 "Bordeaux" 14' [1 - 0] M. Amalfitano 35' [2 - 0] K. Gameiro 38' [3 - 0] K. Gameiro 40' [3 - 1] Fernando 61' [4 - 1] A. Mvuemba (penalty) 88' [5 - 1] K. Gameiro 59' F. Sosa ("Lorient") sent off from the field 90' C. Carrasso ("Bordeaux") sent off from the field

"Montpellier" 1 - 0 "Lille" 85' [1 - 0] Y. Belhanda

"Nice" 0 - 3 PSG 25' [0 - 1] L. Giuly 44' [0 - 2] G. Hoarau 74' [0 - 3] S. Armand 79' D. Diakite ("Nice") sent off from the field

"Toulouse" 1 - 2 "Rennes" 45' [0 - 1] Y. M'Vila 61' [1 - 1] K.T. Catherine (own goal) 88' [1 - 2] V.H. Montano