The victorious chasing teams, starting with OM and AS Monaco, took advantage of this weekend to scrape two points from PSG, held to a draw in Auxerre.
As Christmas approaches, a clear hierarchy is starting to take shape in Ligue 1. This weekend during the 14th day, it's very simple, all the teams in the Top 7 (OM, Monaco, Lille, Lyon, Nice and Lens) won apart from the leader, Paris Saint-Germain, held to a draw on Friday at Auxerre (0-0).
Authoritarian in Saint-Étienne, Olympique de Marseille retained its 2nd place (ahead of AS Monaco on goal difference) to come back to within five points of PSG while Lille and Lyon, respective winners of Brest and Angers, complete the top 5.
At the bottom of the ranking, bad operations for Rennes, beaten in the derby in Nantes, Le Havre and the red lantern Montpellier, which is still five points behind the play-off, ASSE (16th).
-| Pos. Team | Points |
| 1. PSG | 34 points |
| 2. Marseille | 29 points |
| 3. Monaco | 29 points |
| 4. Lille | 26 points |
| 5. Lyon | 25 points |
| 6. Nice | 23 points |
LEAGUE 1 RANKINGS
