League leaders Lyon ran out 1-0 winners over Nancy thanks to a 69th-minute own goal from Andre Luiz and remain two points ahead of Bordeaux, who enjoyed a 2-0 success against Sochaux.

Fernando Menegazzo scored the opener for Les Girondins on the stroke of half-time before Marouane Chamakh added the second in the 58th minute.

Defending champions Lyon travel to Auxerre for their last match next Saturday while Bordeaux make the trip to relegation-threatened Lens.

Despite their loss, Nancy remain in third place but now hold just a one point advantage over Marseille in the battle for the final Champions League place following OM's goalless draw with Le Mans.

Le Mans had Samuel Bouhours sent off seven minutes after the interval but managed to hold off the Mediterranean club.

Strasbourg waved goodbye to the French top-flight after a sorry 4-1 rout at the hands of Caen.

The visitors took a 2-0 lead with goals from Julien Toudic and Manuel Dos Santos (own goal) before Strasbourg halved the deficit through Kevin Gameiro.

Yoan Gouffran restored Caen's two-goal advantage after 32 minutes while another strike from Toudic in the dying minutes sealed Strasbourg's fate.

They will join already-relegated Metz in Ligue 2 next season. Metz were beaten 2-1 by Lorient with goals from Rafik Saifi and Fabrice Abriel sandwiching Babacar Gueye's effort.

Lens are favourites to join them in the second tier after a 2-1 loss at UEFA Cup hopefuls Lille saw them slip into the bottom three.

Yohan Cabaye and substitute Pierre-Alain Frau scored in either half for the hosts before Olivier Monterrubio pulled a goal back from the penalty spot.

Lens were unable to find an equaliser though and now face the daunting visit of Bordeaux next weekend.

Toulouse remain above the drop zone on goal difference only after their 2-1 loss at Rennes.

Pantxi Sirieix had given Toulouse hope after 12 minutes but the home side hit back after the interval through Mickael Pagis and John Mensah.

Paris St Germain eased their relegation fears with a 1-1 draw against St Etienne. Jeremy Clement cancelled out Loic Perrin's opener for ASSE to move PSG two points above the drop zone ahead of their season finale in Sochaux.

Also on Saturday, second-half goals from Djamel Bakar, Anderson Nene and Camel Meriem saw Monaco secure a 3-0 victory over Auxerre.

And Nice ran out 2-1 winners at Valenciennes thanks to efforts from Ederson and Bakari Kone.

Steve Savidan scored a late penalty for Valenciennes, who also had Jose Saez sent off in the closing stages.