Caen continued its fine form to extend its unbeaten run to four games in Ligue 1 after drawing 1-1 with Monaco at Stade Louis II.

Ronny Rodelin crashed in a volley with four minutes to play to rescue a point for second-placed Caen, which fell behind after Guido Carillo's first Monaco goal on 56 minutes.

Patrice Garande's men failed to take full advantage of leader Paris Saint-Germain dropping points to Angers a day earlier, but remains the best-placed to challenge the defending champion with 29 points from 16 matches.

Toulouse continued its relegation fightback to record back-to-back league wins for the first time this season.

The struggler edged closer to survival with a comfortable 3-0 win against bottom-of-the-table Troyes, despite having to play the final 25 minutes with 10 men after Marcel Tisserand's dismissal.

Lille posted a vital 1-0 victory over Saint-Etienne to seal its first win in seven league games.

Bastia squeezed past Bordeaux by a solitary goal after Florian Raspentino's 88th-minute strike and Gazelec Ajaccio leapfrogged Montpellier to move up to 13th with a 2-0 away win.

Finally, Reims downed Guingamp 2-1 to end a winless run of seven league games.