David Bellion scored twice in the first half for Laurent Blanc's side while Fernando Cavenaghi and Yoann Gourcuff were also on target.

Franco Sosa missed a penalty with Lorient trailing 2-0 before Kevin Gameiro netted a late consolation for the visitors as Bordeaux conceded for the first time in five Ligue 1 matches.

The win extended Bordeaux's lead at the top of the table to eight points as Marseille could only draw 0-0 at struggling St Etienne, despite Stathis Tavlaridis' eighth-minute dismissal.

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 today.

Djamel Bakar and Pascal Berenguer struck in the first half to sink Montpellier, who lost for the first time at home this term against Bordeaux in midweek.

The defeat saw the hosts slip 10 points behind the league leaders.

Ismael Bangoura's first-half goal gave Rennes a 1-0 win over Paris St Germain, which moved them above their opponents.

Valenciennes missed the chance to put pressure on their fellow European hopefuls as they were held to a goalless draw by Lens.

Chaouki Ben Saada struck five minutes from time to end Nice's four-game losing streak and deny Grenoble their second win of the season.

The game seemed set for a goalless draw until Nassim Akrour gave the league's bottom side the lead after 75 minutes and Ben Saada made it 1-1 10 minutes later.

Boulogne's game against Sochaux was postponed because of the weather.