A stoppage-time winner from Anthony Mounier was enough to give Montpellier a 1-0 win over 10-man Lens.
Lens' relegation from Ligue 1 was sealed on Sunday afternoon as they slumped to a 3-1 loss at derby rivals Lille.
Lyon moved back to the top of Ligue 1 with victory at Reims, while there were wins for Monaco and St Etienne.
Yannick Carrasco's clinical 36th-minute opener paved the way for Monaco to retain third place with a 3-0 win at Lens
Paris Saint-Germain bounced back from their Champions League defeat to Barcelona to move top of Ligue 1 after a 3-1 victory over Nice.
Lens' stay in Ligue 1 looks even more precarious after they were beaten 3-1 by relegation rivals Metz.
Franck Tabanou scored the winner as Saint-Etienne beat Nantes 1-0 on Sunday, while Lille and Rennes also claimed victories.
Strugglers Lens and Lorient played out a frustrating goalless draw at Stade De La Licorne in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
An injury-time goal by Nicolas Maurice-Belay gave Bordeaux a 2-1 home victory against relegation-threatened Lens.
Nicolas Maurice-Belay's stoppage-time goal saw Bordeaux claim a last gasp 2-1 win over rock-bottom Lens on Sunday.
Michy Batshuayi scored twice as Marseille claimed a 4-0 win at Lens.
Marseille maintained their Ligue 1 title challenge with a 4-0 victory at Lens on Sunday.
Ivory Coast winger Max-Alain Gradel scored for the fourth straight match as Saint-Etienne secured a 3-2 win at struggling Metz.
Lens gave their Ligue 1 survival hopes a shot in the arm as they ended a nine-game winless run by beating Toulouse.
Paris St Germain responded to Marseille's 6-1 win with a thumping 4-1 victory of their own against Lens.
Caen kept up their recent fine form as a brace of goals from Emiliano Sala helped them to a 4-1 victory against Lens.
Mathieu Duhamel's first-half brace gave Evian's survival hopes a shot in the arm against Lens at the Stade de la Licorne.
Saint-Etienne threw away a two-goal lead and then needed a late leveller to earn a dramatic 3-3 draw at home to Lens.
A point separates the top three teams in Ligue 1 after Marseille climbed to back second with a 1-0 home win over Evian