Monday 24 April 2017 00:45, UK
Radamel Falcao and Kylian Mbappe fired Monaco back to the top of Ligue 1 with a 2-1 victory at Lyon on Sunday.
A little over 24 hours after Paris Saint-Germain beat Montpellier to nose in front, Monaco retook top spot on goal difference with their 25th win of the campaign - and they still have a game in hand on the capital club.
Falcao and Mbappe fired Monaco into a two-goal lead with efforts in the last 10 minutes of the first half and, although Lucas Tousart pulled one back for the hosts early in the second, they rarely worried Leonardo Jardim's men.
Corentin Jean and Toulouse put the brakes on Nice's ailing title challenge by forcing a 1-1 draw at the Stadium Municipal.
The French championship now looks destined to either remain in the capital with PSG or head to free-scoring Monaco, as Lucien Favre's Aiglons missed their chance to seriously slash the gap.
They were put on the back foot by Jean's first goal for Toulouse, which he scored in the 56th minute.
Valentin Eysseric does not feature regularly on the scoresheet for Nice, but he notched his fourth goal of the season three minutes after Jean struck to divide the spoils in Haute-Garonne.
St Etienne and Rennes remain settled in mid-table after sharing a disrupted 1-1 draw behind closed doors in eastern France.
Robert Beric put ASSE on a course to clinch what would have been their first home win since February with his goal in the 40th minute, but visiting defender Mexer hit back before half-time.
The game was being played in front of empty stands at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard following crowd trouble in the derby match against Lyon in February, but that did not stop a group of hardcore fans trying to gain entry to the venue, an incident which forced a 15-minute delay during the first half.
A tweet from Rennes said referee Ruddy Buquet had sent the two teams back into the changing rooms while the rogue fans were being ejected from the stadium.
