Paris Saint-Germain were plunged deeper into the Ligue 1 relegation mire as Mamadou Sakho's own goal and Jimmy Briand earned Rennes a 2-0 win.PSG are now only separated from the bottom three on goal difference after Sochaux grabbed a vital 2-1 victory at fellow strugglers Toulouse.

Mevlut Erding gave Sochaux a two-goal advantage when he volleyed home in the sixth minute and headed in a second 15 minutes later as the visitors leapfrogged Les Violets in the table.

Achille Emana's late deflected free-kick proved nothing but a consolation for Tefece, who remain winless in 2008.

Nancy kept up their hopes of claiming a place in next season's Champions League following a comfortable 2-0 win at home to Monaco.

An own goal from Francois Modesto in the sixth minute was followed by Youssouf Hadji's 18th-minute strike to move Nancy four points behind second-place Bordeaux who travel to leaders Lyon tomorrow.

A late goal from Metz substitute Momar N'Diaye helped the bottom-placed club record a 3-2 victory away at Strasbourg, despite being reduced to 10 men.

Lille recorded their third consecutive goalless draw away from home at 10-man Valenciennes as their battle to avoid relegation continued.

There were three other goalless draws today with relegation-threatened Lens earning a valuable point at Auxerre, Le Mans holding fellow European hopefuls Nice while Caen and Lorient ended in stalemate.

Sunday's other game sees fourth-placed Marseille host St Etienne.

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