Lens moved into second place in the French first division on Saturday despite being held to a 0-0 draw by visiting Rennes.
Third-place Sochaux drew 0-0 at Nice, while Nancy lost for the third time this season -- 2-0 at Lorient -- and slipped to fourth. Lorient won its third straight game with goals from winger Ulrich Le Pen and Hamed Namouchi.
Also on Saturday, it was: Bordeaux 0, Auxerre 0; Le Mans 1, Paris Saint-Germain 1; Nantes 2, Saint-Etienne 2; and Toulouse 3, Sedan 1.
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Bordeaux's draw ended a four-match winning streak at home. Missing striker Jean-Claude Darcheville, Bordeaux fielded veteran Lilian Laslandes in attack, but he was unable to make any impact.
Gabriel Obertan almost won the match for Bordeaux, but the 17-year-old player missed the target with a powerful shot.
Bonaventure Kalou's 10th-minute penalty gave PSG the lead, but Chiguy Luca leveled for host Le Mans in the 37th.
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Defender Eric Cubilier gave Nantes the lead in the 39th, and Guinea winger Pascal Feindouno equalized for Saint-Etienne just before halftime.
Nourdin Boukhari looked to have sealed the win for struggling Nantes in the 86th, but Vincent Hognon scored in injury time to earn Saint-Etienne a 2-2 draw.
At Toulouse, forward Johan Elmander scored twice and Fabinho added another for the hosts, with Fabrice Jau scoring a consolation for Sedan.
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