All three sides have 31 points, although Lille lead on goal difference, have a game in hand and face Nancy tomorrow.

A controversial late equaliser from Daniel Niculae denied Paris St Germain outright first place.

PSG had come from behind to be on course for three points against Monaco, but their efforts came undone in the 88th minute when Niculae fired home from close range as the Parisians were trying to stop the game due to an injury to Stephane Sessegnon.

PSG had trailed to Sebastian Puygrenier's 32nd-minute goal, but Nene levelled five minutes before the break and the Brazilian then fired the capital club into the lead early in the second half.

Rennes needed a late goal to secure a 1-0 home win over Valenciennes.

The game looked set to remain deadlocked but Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik got the all-important goal in stoppage-time to settle the issue.

Time was running out when Kana-Biyik headed in Fabien Lemoine's corner to seal the three points.

St Etienne heaped more misery on bottom side Arles with a comfortable 2-0 home win.

Arles remain eight points adrift at the foot of the table after conceding two goals in two second-half minutes.

The visitors finished the game with 10 men after Sebastien Piocelle was sent off just before the hour mark.

Laurent Batlles turned in Emmanuel Riviere's cross to open the scoring before returning the favour for Riviere to add the second.

Brest missed out on the chance to move up to fourth in the table table as they were held to a 1-1 draw at lowly Nice.

Nice made a great start when Danijel Ljuboja gave them the lead in just the seventh minute.

Brest responded through a Johan Martial strike and should have claimed all three points but Tomas Micola failed to convert a great chance with time running out.

Paulo Machado's double set Toulouse on their way to a comfortable 3-0 win over Lorient.

Machado fired Toulouse in front on 15 minutes and added a second from the penalty spot on the hour.

Federico Santander wrapped up victory with a third goal for Toulouse after 67 minutes.

Alain Traore struck 14 minutes from time to deny Montpellier a much-needed win and earn Auxerre a 1-1 draw away from home.

Traore rescued a point for struggling Auxerre after Younes Belhanda had put the hosts ahead before the hour mark.