Nantes lost 1-0 at Nancy and Monaco slipped to a 3-1 home loss against Toulouse, leaving both defeated clubs still deep in relegation trouble in the French league on Saturday.

Nantes, which succumbed to Mikael Chretien's goal in the 53rd minute, is in last place with six points from 10 rounds. The win improved third-place Nancy to 19 points.

Monaco is second-to-last on seven points and lost despite taking an early lead through former Juventus striker Marco Di Vaio.

Strikers Bryan Bergougnoux and Johan Elmander replied and a late goal from Achille Emana finished Toulouse's win, keeping it in fourth place with 18 points.

Monaco and Nantes share eight league titles between them, while Nantes has been in the top flight for the past 44 seasons, and Monaco for 30 seasons.

Monaco coach Laszlo Boloni has not started the same 11 players all season, and has yet to find a solution up front, where Czech Republic striker Jan Koller has scored only once.

``No one thought we could fall this low,'' Monaco captain Gael Givet told Saturday's edition of L'Equipe. ``I am scared of dropping into the second division. We are already a quarter into the season and we have yet to play a good match.''

At Lille, Mathieu Bodmer was fouled by defender Sylvain Marchal in the 36th, and Bodmer converted the penalty for his fourth goal of the season, and a 1-0 win over Lorient.

Coach Claude Puel's Lille improved to 17 points and fifth place, and followed a 3-1 midweek Champions League win over AEK Athens.

Also on Saturday, it was: Rennes 1, Nice 0; Saint-Etienne 2, Le Mans 0; Sedan 2, Lens 2; Sochaux 2, Bordeaux 1; and Valenciennes 3, Troyes 1.

Lens took an early lead through Aruna Dindane's seventh goal of the season, and Seydou Keita made it 2-0. But Sedan rallied and Marcus Mokake levelled in injury time.

Saint-Etienne's win came courtesy of an own goal by Gregory Cerdan and a second-half strike from forward Frederic Piquionne.

Sochaux won with goals from Slovenia's Valter Brisa and Brazil's Alvaro Santos. Pierre Ducasse's injury-time penalty was little consolation for Bordeaux.

At Valenciennes, Sebastien Roudet scored twice for the home side, with Gael Sanz pulling a goal back for Troyes before Thomas Dossevi added a third for Valenciennes.

Rennes secured successive wins thanks to a penalty from winger Olivier Monterrubio.

On Sunday, unbeaten Lyon looks to move eight points clear at the top when it travels to play Marseille, which is in second place and hopes to trim Lyon's lead to two points.

Lyon will be missing midfielder Tiago with gastroenteritis, but welcomes back captain Claudio Cacapa from a thigh injury which has sidelined the Brazilian defender for two months.

Marseille will be missing defender Renato Civelli with a calf strain, but striker Mickael Pagis could return to the lineup.