St Etienne maintained their hopes of European qualification thanks to a slender 1-0 win against relegated bottom-club Troyes.
Les Verts had to wait as late as the 75th minute to take the lead as Neal Maupay hit a first-time volley beyond Matthieu Dreyer from a Valentin Eyserric corner.
It was all that the hosts deserved after Dreyer had kept the scores level with smart stops from a Loic Perrin header and Oussama Tannane among others.
But Troyes almost stole a surprise point late on when Corentin Jean beat Perrin before powering an effort at goal but Stephane Ruffier did well to turn the ball away.
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 15 | +24 | 36 |
| 2 | Marseille | 16 | +4 | 31 |
| 3 | Lille | 17 | +6 | 28 |
| 4 | Bordeaux | 16 | +10 | 26 |
| 5 | Lyon | 17 | +12 | 25 |
| 6 | Saint-Etienne | 16 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | Montpellier | 16 | +6 | 24 |
| 8 | Stade Rennes | 15 | +4 | 24 |
| 9 | Angers | 16 | -2 | 24 |
| 10 | Nantes | 16 | -2 | 23 |
| 11 | Stade de Reims | 15 | +3 | 21 |
| 12 | Brest | 17 | +1 | 21 |
| 13 | AS Monaco | 15 | -2 | 21 |
| 14 | Nice | 16 | -5 | 20 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 16 | -5 | 18 |
| 16 | Dijon FCO | 16 | -7 | 16 |
| 17 | SC Amiens | 15 | -9 | 16 |
| 18 | Metz | 16 | -8 | 15 |
| 19 | Toulouse | 16 | -14 | 12 |
| 20 | Nimes | 16 | -16 | 12 |
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