Sedan's win at Nantes earlier in the day had briefly left PSG bottom, but Diane's well-taken strike early on and captain Armand's 71st-minute volley lifted them three places to 17th after David Rozehnal's own goal had levelled matters.

Lille missed the chance to climb into the Champions League places as they slipped to a home defeat at the hands of northern rivals Valenciennes, while Troyes dropped into the bottom three with a single-goal defeat to Sochaux.

Toulouse edged a close tussle with St Etienne at the Stade Municipal and a goalkeeping gaffe from Fabien Barthez enabled Sedan to claim a priceless win at relegation rivals Nantes that lifts them off the bottom of the table.

Nice blew the chance to move decisively clear of the relegation zone with a home draw against Mediterranean rivals Monaco and Auxerre came back to snatch a draw at Le Mans.