While waiting for the Marseille-Lyon Olympic clash (8:45 p.m.), preceded by Lille-Rennes (5:05 p.m.), the teams at the top of the table have done the job.

PSG, without Lionel Messi preserved for an inflammation of the Achilles tendon, still counted on Neymar to win in Lorient, the surprise team of this Ligue 1 season.

The Brazilian, "irreproachable" since the start of the summer according to his coach Christophe Galtier, scored his 11th goal of the season (9th) before offering an assist to Danilo Pereira (81st), his 9th since the opening of the French Championship.

"Our salvation came from the desire of the players to seek victory", admitted Galtier, without concealing a certain "restraint" observed among the candidates for a selection for the World Cup-2022, which begins in two weeks.

Paris regains a five-point lead in the standings over Lens, winner on Saturday in Angers (2-1).

Lorient (27 points) slipped to 5th place after this second defeat in a row.

It was Monaco who benefited: in Toulouse, Philippe Clement's men made the difference in the second half, with a top corner shot from Aleksandr Golovin (46th), followed by a goal from Swiss international Breel Embolo ( 60th).

Russian Aleksandr Golovin, scorer for Monaco against Toulouse, November 6, 2022 at the Stadium Charly TRIBALLEAU AFP

ASM is 4th on goal difference, before hosting OM on Sunday before the World Cup break.

OGC Nice, a candidate like Monaco for European places but much less prominent at the start of the season, continued its revival by winning against Brest (1-0) thanks to Gaëtan Laborde, who deflected a strike from Sofiane Diop.

The Niçois take 9th place with this second success in a row.

Tied on points with Nice, Clermont (10th) for his part missed an important opportunity to breathe some fresh air by conceding a draw against Montpellier (1-1): the Auvergnats will be able to blame themselves for having missed two penalties.

Finally, Nantes, reduced to 10 and tired by their Europa League match on Thursday in Greece (2-0 victory against Olympiakos), were beaten by Reims (1-0) and have only one point. advance to the red zone.

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