A second-half penalty from Andre-Pierre Gignac proved enough as Marseille returned to winning ways with a narrow 1-0 victory over lowly Evian at the Stade Velodrome on Saturday. Read more http://www.espnfc.us/french-ligue-1/match/393483/marseille-evian-thonon-gaillard/report
Ahmed Kantari scored an 80th-minute penalty to earn Lens a 1-1 draw against in-form Bastia. Read more http://www.espnfc.us/french-ligue-1/match/393482/lens-bastia/report
Montpellier missed the chance to put Monaco under pressure in the race for Europe as they were held to a goalless draw at lowly Lorient. Ten Ligue 1 places separated these two sides going into the clash, but it mattered little as Lorient missed several chances to nick all three points against their sixth-placed opponents. Read more http://www.espnfc.us/french-ligue-1/match/393487/lorient-montpellier/report
Metz stay bottom of Ligue 1 after snowy conditions rendered their goalless draw with Nice virtually unplayable at times. Albert Cartier's side have been on the slide for some time, with this extending their winless run to 11 matches, but it was out of their hands this time as blizzard-like weather meant it was more appropriate for sledging than football at the Stade Saint-Symphorien. Read more http://www.espnfc.us/french-ligue-1/match/393488/metz-nice/report
Lille avoided a third successive Ligue 1 defeat with a 1-1 draw with Nantes but will feel aggrieved that they could not beat Michel Der Zakarian's side. Read more http://www.espnfc.us/french-ligue-1/match/393485/nantes-lille/report