Remy Cabella scored twice as Lille put an end to Monaco’s six-game unbeaten run in Ligue 1 with a 4-3 win on Sunday that continued their own resurgence.
Alexsandro and Cabella twice gave Lille the lead at home, but Monaco replied both times with goals from Caio Henrique and Axel Disasi.
Wissam Ben Yedder put Monaco 3-2 ahead early in the second half before Cabella equalised and Jonathan Bamba bagged the winner on 71 minutes.
The group led by Paulo Fonseca has won four of its previous five games and moved up to sixth place, passing Monaco.
After a 2-2 draw at Troyes without injured leading scorer Terem Moffi, Lorient maintained its third-place position.
They are five points behind the leaders Paris Saint-Germain, who won 3-0 at Ajaccio on Friday, and are tied for second position with Lens.
Rennes defeated Angers 2-1 thanks to a stoppage-time penalty from Croatian player Lovro Majer, extending the Breton team’s eight-game league winning streak.
Nantes’ goalkeeper Alban Lafont was dismissed for objecting to the call, and Nicolas Pepe’s contentious late penalty saved Nice a 1-1 draw at home.
Toulouse and Strasbourg drew 2-2 at home. Reims defeated Auxerre 2-1, and Brest defeated Clermont 3-1 on the road.
