Paris St Germain were plunged deeper into the Ligue 1 relegation mire as Mamadou Sakho's own goal and an impish finish by Jimmy Briand earned Rennes a deserved 2-0 win at the Route de Lorient on Saturday.
The goals came either side of the half-time interval, Sakho heading into his own net just before the break and Briand chipping home deftly four minutes into the second half.
PSG are now only seperated from the bottom three on goal difference after Sochaux grabbed a vital 2-1 victory at fellow strugglers Toulouse.
Mevlut Erding gave Sochaux a two-goal advantage when he volleyed home in the sixth minute and headed in a second 15 minutes later as the visitors leapfrogged Les Violets in the table.
Achille Emana's late deflected free-kick proved nothing but a consolation for Tefece, who remain winless in 2008.
Nancy kept up their hopes of claiming a place in next season's Champions League following a comfortable 2-0 win at home to Monaco.
An own goal from Francois Modesto in the sixth minute was followed by Youssouf Hadji's 18th-minute strike to move Nancy four points behind second-place Bordeaux who travel to leaders Lyon on Sunday.
A late goal from Metz substitute Momar N'Diaye helped the bottom-placed club record a 3-2 victory away at Strasbourg, despite being reduce to 10 men.
A Pape Malick Diop own goal after 38 minutes gave Strasbourg the lead before Babcar Gueye equalised 10 minutes after the interval.
Metz looked on course for a rare win when Cedric Barbose found the net in the 76th minute, however an Alvaro Dos Santos converted penalty after 84 minutes deadlocked the scores and set the scene for the late drama.
Metz defender Eric Cubiler was sent-off three minutes from time and all looked lost for the visitors only for N'Diaye to pounce for his fourth goal of the season.
Lille recorded their third consecutive goalless draw away from home at 10-man Valenciennes as their battle to avoid relegation continued.
Claude Puel's side have become the draw specialists of Ligue 1 this season and their latest offering was their 15th deadlocked game in 27 played.
Lille are now just two points above the bottom three after they failed to take advantage of Jose Saez's 66th-minute dismissal.
There were three other goalless draws on Saturday with relegation-threatened Lens earning a valuable point at Auxerre, Le Mans holding fellow European hopefuls Nice while Caen and Lorient ended in stalemate.
Sunday's other game sees fourth-placed Marseille host St Etienne.
PSG are now only seperated from the bottom three on goal difference after Sochaux grabbed a vital 2-1 victory at fellow strugglers Toulouse.
Mevlut Erding gave Sochaux a two-goal advantage when he volleyed home in the sixth minute and headed in a second 15 minutes later as the visitors leapfrogged Les Violets in the table.
Achille Emana's late deflected free-kick proved nothing but a consolation for Tefece, who remain winless in 2008.
Nancy kept up their hopes of claiming a place in next season's Champions League following a comfortable 2-0 win at home to Monaco.
An own goal from Francois Modesto in the sixth minute was followed by Youssouf Hadji's 18th-minute strike to move Nancy four points behind second-place Bordeaux who travel to leaders Lyon on Sunday.
A late goal from Metz substitute Momar N'Diaye helped the bottom-placed club record a 3-2 victory away at Strasbourg, despite being reduce to 10 men.
A Pape Malick Diop own goal after 38 minutes gave Strasbourg the lead before Babcar Gueye equalised 10 minutes after the interval.
Metz looked on course for a rare win when Cedric Barbose found the net in the 76th minute, however an Alvaro Dos Santos converted penalty after 84 minutes deadlocked the scores and set the scene for the late drama.
Metz defender Eric Cubiler was sent-off three minutes from time and all looked lost for the visitors only for N'Diaye to pounce for his fourth goal of the season.
Lille recorded their third consecutive goalless draw away from home at 10-man Valenciennes as their battle to avoid relegation continued.
Claude Puel's side have become the draw specialists of Ligue 1 this season and their latest offering was their 15th deadlocked game in 27 played.
Lille are now just two points above the bottom three after they failed to take advantage of Jose Saez's 66th-minute dismissal.
There were three other goalless draws on Saturday with relegation-threatened Lens earning a valuable point at Auxerre, Le Mans holding fellow European hopefuls Nice while Caen and Lorient ended in stalemate.
Sunday's other game sees fourth-placed Marseille host St Etienne.
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