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AFP Lyon's Argentinian forward Lisandro Lopez reacts after his team's 2-1 loss to Montpellier in Wed Dec 23, 5:07 pm ET PARIS Lyon and Marseille went into the Christmas recess nursing severe headaches after collapsing to home defeats to Montpellier and Auxerre respectively on Wednesday.

Lyon 's miserable run was extended as Montpellier 's Joris Steve Marveaux scored an 85th-minute winner .

Bordeaux beat Toulouse 2-1 and increased its lead to nine points halfway through the French league on Wednesday.

A year that began with Lyon as the pre-eminent force in French football ended with Bordeaux leading the country's top-flight clubs into the second decade of the 21st century.

EVERTON will battle it out with Arsenal in a summer scramble for Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh.

Everton will battle it out with Arsenal to sign Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh for A 7m in the summer.

Published on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009 6:06PM EST E ighteen-year-old sensation Eden Hazard scored a goal and set up two in Lille's 3-0 victory over Le Mans on Sunday in the French league.

Two David Bellion goals helped champions Bordeaux outclass Lorient 4-1 in Ligue 1 on Saturday, ensuring they end the year in top spot.

A second-half strike by Brazilian midfielder Jussie earned French league leaders Bordeaux a 1-0 win at Montpellier on Wednesday that increased their lead at the summit to six points.

Click here for Wednesday's scores and scorers Click here for individual match reports Click here for updated table Defending champions Bordeaux opened up a six-point gap at the top of Ligue 1 thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 victory at surprise challengers Montpellier .

Bordeaux edged Montpellier 1-0 on Wednesday thanks to a goal from Brazilian forward Jussie to consolidate first place in the French league.

Marouane Chamakh's late header earned FC Girondins de Bordeaux a 1-0 victory at Olympique Lyonnais that consolidated the French champions' Ligue 1 lead, though second-placed Montpellier Herault SC clinched a 1-0 away success of their own at Toulouse FC.

Souleymane Camara scored an early goal Sunday to lead Montpellier to a 1-0 win over Toulouse and move into second place in the French league.

Marouane Chamakh scored with a late header to give French league leader Bordeaux a 1-0 win over Lyon on Sunday.

LIVERPOOL are ready to go ahead with a cheeky bid to snatch striker Louis Saha from Everton.

Ivory Coast forward Gervinho scored a stoppage-time winner as Lille stormed back from 3-1 down to beat Lyon 4-3 in the French league on Sunday.

Lille routed Saint-Etienne 4-0 and Andre-Pierre Gignac scored twice to give Toulouse a 2-0 victory over Sochaux in the French league on Thursday.

David Bellion reflected on a remarkable Group A campaign for FC Girondins de Bordeaux after a 1-0 success at Maccabi Haifa FC, telling uefa.com: "We kept on winning and winning." 'Icing on the cake' Jussie's 13th-minute goal at the Ramat Gan Stadium made it five wins in a row for Bordeaux, with striker Bellion seemingly struggling to believe how ...

Hat-trick hero Michael Owen feels Manchester United 's fringe players could have a major role to play this season as super-subs at Old Trafford.

Champions League. Click here to bet. Click here for Tuesday's scores and scorers Click here for match summaries Click here for full match reports Click here for final group standings Bayern Munich clinched their place in the Champions League knockout stages with a come-from-behind 4-1 victory over Juventus which saw the Italians eliminated.