Overview
- Rennes thumped Strasbourg 4-1 with Esteban Lepaul scoring three times, giving under-pressure coach Habib Beye a reprieve and moving the club up to ninth.
- Lens beat Lorient 3-0 through Odsonne Edouard, Wesley Saïd and Samson Baidoo to return to third place, with Lorient missing a second-half penalty.
- Lille edged Angers 1-0 thanks to Félix Correia’s strike in first-half stoppage time to reach fourth, with Lyon grinding out a 0-0 draw at Brest after Hans Hateboer’s early red card.
- PSG is assessing Ousmane Dembélé after he reported hamstring pain on Saturday, leaving his availability for Bayern uncertain pending further information.
- Away from football, France’s Alexis Lebrun advanced to the WTT Champions Montpellier semifinals after defeating Tomokazu Harimoto and Darko Jorgic.