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On Saturday, eight matches of the 22nd round of the French football championship "Ligue 1" were played. The defending champions, Lyon, failed to win their third consecutive victory. On Wednesday, unexpectedly losing to Bordeaux, Lyon welcomed Nice, who are fighting to stay in the league, at their stadium this time. It was the guests who scored the first goal in this match when Bakari Kone's shot put Nice ahead in the 34th minute. However, the lead for Nice didn't last long - just five minutes later, Lyon's newcomer Milan Baros scored his first goal and leveled the score, helping the team to win a point. It's worth noting that this was Lyon's first point in three consecutive Ligue 1 matches. Following Lyon's failure, the team that stepped into second place was Marseille. This time, Marseille unexpectedly lost 2-0 to Le Mans away. James Fanchone put the hosts ahead in the 36th minute, and Grafite secured the lead from the penalty spot as the match ended. Taking advantage of Marseille's failure, Lille's players temporarily climbed to second place by defeating last year's vice-champion Bordeaux 1-0 away. Bordeaux's striker Marouane Chamakh scored the only goal of the match in the 78th minute. However, after the final matches of this round on Sunday, Lille's club could lose the second place, giving it to Lens, who have played one game less and are only two points behind Lille. For some time now, PSG has been teetering on the edge of relegation, losing two more points in the championship. This time, led by Paul Le Guen, the team hosted Sochaux, who are also fighting for European positions, and played to a draw. After these matches, PSG ranks 16th with 21 points after 22 rounds, just one point ahead of Nantes, who lost 2-0 to Lorient in this round, placing them in the relegation zone. Monaco secured their seventh victory in this year's championship by defeating the absolute league underdog Sedan 1-0 away with a goal from Jan Koller in the first minute. Rennes also achieved the same result at home against Valenciennes, who are another newcomer. Results of the 22nd round: Le Mans 2 - 0 Lyon 36` [1 - 0] James Fanchone 82` [2 - 0] Grafite (from the penalty spot) Bordeaux 0 - 1 Lille 78` [0 - 1] Marouane Chamakh (own goal) Lyon 1 - 1 Nice 34` [0 - 1] Bakari Kone 39` [1 - 1] Milan Baros Le Mans 0 - 2 Marseille 21` [0 - 1] Pierre-Andre Gignac 53` [0 - 2] Fabrice Abriel Rennes 1 - 1 Valenciennes 6` [0 - 1] Cedric Barbosa 27` [1 - 1] Dominique Arribage Sedan 0 - 1 Monaco 1` [0 - 1] Jan Koller Renness 1 - 0 Valenciennes 5` [1 - 0] Romain Danze Lorient 0 - 0 Sochaux Top scorers: (Position, player, club, goals) 1-5. Ismael Bangoura (Le Mans) 8 Aruna Dindane (Lens) 8 Pedro Pauleta (PSG) 8 Steve Savidan (Valenciennes) 8 Ilan (Saint-Etienne) 8 6-10. Mathieu Bodmer (Lille) 7 Juninho (Lyon) 7 Florent Malouda (Lyon) 7 Pascal Feindouno (Saint-Etienne) 7 Pierre-Andre Gignac (Lorient) 7
