Updated Apr 10, 2011 11:23 PM ET
Lyon moved back into the French league title race by beating Lens 3-0 after second-place Marseille had drawn 2-2 against Toulouse on Sunday, one day after leader Lille lost at Monaco.
An own goal from Lens defender Henri Bedimo in the 55th minute and headers from winger Jimmy Briand in the 61st and Argentine forward Lisandro Lopez in injury time helped Lyon leapfrog Rennes into third place, five points behind Lille.
Marseille needed an 84th-minute equalizer from Andre-Pierre Gignac to trim Lille's lead at the top to three points. However, the team missed a chance to narrow the gap even further after Lille's 1-0 defeat at Monaco on Saturday.
"It's important for us to win at this moment of the season," Marseille coach Didier Deschamps said. "We made some mistakes, so we'll have to be satisfied with this point. Taking one point is a lesser evil."
Meanwhile, Nice drew 1-1 with sixth-place Montpellier.
Also Saturday, it was: Caen 1, Paris Saint-Germain 2; Brest 2, Rennes 0; Auxerre 2, Saint-Etienne 2; Bordeaux 0, Arles-Avignon 0; Lorient 1, Sochaux 1; and Valenciennes 1, Nancy 1.
Loic Remy notched his 10th goal this season to open the scoring for Marseille in the 30th. Toulouse goalkeeper Matthieu Valverde saved a header from Remy but the France international followed up to knock the ball home.
Daniel Braaten equalized on the stroke of halftime. The Norway forward beat the offside trap to collect a pass from Franck Tabanou and slip the ball under Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda.
Argentine defender Mauro Cetto gave mid-table Toulouse a 2-1 lead in the 61st by heading in a free kick by Paulo Machado.
But Remy charged down the left flank to cut the ball back for Gignac's late equalizer.
"We had the mental strength to rally for 2-2," Gignac said. "But we need to be able to hold on to a win when we lead 1-0, especially since we are fighting for the title."
In Montpellier, forward Geoffrey Dernis got the better of Nice defender Renato Civelli before finding the net from a tight angle in the 44th.
Montpellier missed a chance to double the lead in the 68th. John Utaka failed to convert a penalty, hitting both posts, after Nice defender Drissa Diakite had fouled Souleymane Diawara.
Nice leveled in the 73rd with an own goal by Montpellier goalkeeper Geoffrey Jourdren, who spilled the ball into his own net after trying to claim a cross from Nice defender Francois Clerc.
"The penalty was the turning point of the match," Montpellier coach Rene Girard said. "I think it was game over if we had converted it. When you don't take your chances, you often pay for it. It's a bit stupid to get caught in a match like this. We lack the maturity to handle such narrow leads."
Updated Apr 12, 2011 8:32 AM ET
Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge claims Louis van Gaal put himself under pressure to achieve success due to his abrasive style.
Van Gaal was sacked on Sunday, a day after a 1-1 draw at Nurnberg - a result which further dented Bayern's hopes of playing in next season's Champions League - just under five weeks after it was announced he would be leaving at the end of the season.
The club have put Van Gaal's assistant Andries Jonker in temporary charge for the remaining five games, with Jupp Heynckes already signed up to take over on a permanent basis in the summer.
Rummenigge remains a fan of Van Gaal but believes the Dutchman contributed to his own downfall.
He told Bild: "If you adopt that style of management, just like (Felix) Magath, you have to have success.
"If you fail then you lose friends. And a look at the table and our record in other competitions is sobering."
Bayern, who won the domestic double under Van Gaal last season, lost in the semi-finals of the DFB-Pokal to Schalke while they are 14 points behind Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund.
They exited the Champions League to Inter Milan at the last 16 stage and are not guaranteed to return to Europe's top table next season as they currently sit in fourth, a position which would see them play in the Europa League.
It has been a disappointing few months for the Bavarian giants but Rummenigge refused to accept the club should have dispensed with Van Gaal last month.
He added: "I am not sure.
"We really wanted to play the season out with Van Gaal but with qualification for the Champions League at risk, we had to act."
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