Bordeaux move three points behind Ligue 1 leaders Lyon after a controversial 1-1 draw against Grenoble on Saturday night.
Marouane Chamakh headed home the opener after Gregory Wimbee deflected Fernando Cavenaghi’s volley into the path of the Moroccan striker.
GF38 luckily equalised thanks to Bostjan Cesar, who slotted home and made the most of Ulrich Rame’s gaffe, with the ball bouncing on the post and finishing in the net.
Replays showed that Cesar was obviously in an offside position when he scored.
Paris Saint Germain ensured the pressure remained firmly on Lyon by moving ahead of Bordeaux and to within just a point of the leaders with a 2-1 win at home to St Etienne in the day's late kick-off.
Mamadou Sakho (26) and Jeremy Clement (37) scored either side of Dimitri Payet's 35th minute strike for St Etienne to ensure PSG kept pace at the top.
Auxerre comfortably beat Lille 2-0 at Stade Abbe-Deschamps. Ireneusz Jelen opened the scoring like a fox in the box, and Kamel Chafni claimed a second at the conclusion of a magnificent collective move. AJA coach Jean Fernandez was dismissed with 10 minutes to go.
Rennes, candidate for Champions League qualification, were made to battle hard to bag a point against Nancy as it finished 1-1in Brittany.
Morocco international Youssouf Hadji made the most of Issiar Dia’s great run and hit the back of the net on the hour mark while Jimmy Briand claimed a last-ditch equaliser from close range.
In a mid-table clash, Caen and Lorient shared the points in Normandy (1-1).
Steve Savidan beat the off side trap and claimed the opener before the break for Stade Malherbe, but Algeria international Rafik Saifi hit back after the break with a header from close range.
Ligue 1 strugglers Valenciennes and Nantes shared the spoils at Nungesser following a 1-1 draw.
Former Birmingham defender Rafael Schmitz broke the deadlock from Gael Danic’s special delivery, and Croatian star Ivan Klasnic levelled the scoring for the Canaries.
Nice scored twice in the last minutes of the game to beat Le Mans 2-1 at Stade Leon Bollee with Gregory Cerdan and Loic Remy both seeing red.
Thorstein Helstad, who shone in midweek with Norway against Germany, scored from a narrow angle in the second half. Former Reading flop Emerse Fae equalised with a crossed shot at the near post and Mahamane Traore scored the winning goal with a minute left.