Paris St Germain moved up to third in Ligue 1 for 24 hours at least with a 2-0 victory over Caen.
Strikers Guillaume Hoarau and Peguy Luyindula netted early in the second half for the Parisians.
The victory saw PSG leap over Rennes and Toulouse who played out a goalless draw.
Julien Feret, Jonathan Brison and Landy N'Guemo scored for Nancy as they won 3-2 at bottom-club Le Havre for who Amadou Alassane bagged a brace.
Yoann Poulard and Frederic Da Rocha scored as Nantes won at Le Mans.
Substitute Alexandre Licata's second-half goal gave Monaco victory over Grenoble.
Another sub, Gregory Pujol, scored the only goal of the game for Valenciennes against Nice.
Auxerre drew 0-0 with Lorient.