Striker Othmane Maamma has come off the bench to score the decisive goal as Montpellier won 2-1 at Toulouse to move off the bottom of the French league.

French Ligue 1 result on Friday: Le Havre v Brest (1400), Nantes v Lyon, Lens v Angers, Toulouse v Montpellier (1615), Nice v Marseille (1945)

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Mat Ryan has made a solid start for his new club Lens, keeping a clean sheet as he looks to make himself the Socceroos' No.1 once again.

Athletic Bilbao lost ground on the top two, slipping to fourth place after being held to a goalless draw at Leganes.

Striker Evann Guessand scores one goal and sets up Mohamed-Ali Cho as Nice hands Marseille a 2-0 defeat to move up to fourth place in the French league. The loss

Playing later (times GMT) Nantes v Lyon, Lens v Angers, Toulouse v Montpellier (1615), Nice v Marseille (1945) Played Saturday Monaco 3 (Akilouche 15, Biereth 52, Golovin 56) Rennes 2 (Nagida 45+2, Gouiri 67) Strasbourg 2 (Santos 70,

Olympique Lyon will take on FC Nantes at 11:15 AM ET on Sunday at Stade de la Beaujoire. Montpellier HSC will match up with Toulouse FC at 11:15 AM ET on Sunday at Stadium de Toulouse. Angers SCO will take the pitch against RC Lens at 11:15 AM ET on Sunday at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Jonathan Rowe (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amir Murillo. Attempt missed. Melvin Bard (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.

Striving to claw back a nine-point gap to Paris Saint-Germain in the Ligue 1 title race, Marseille will travel to face Nice at Allianz Riviera on Sunday night. Le Gym were dumped out of Europe in sobering style earlier in the week, whilst Les Olympiens have been afforded a full week to dwell on a draw with Strasbourg last time out.

Monaco faced a tough challenge in Matchday 19 of Ligue 1, edging out Rennes with a 3-2 victory to remain in contention for a top spot in the standings.

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