<div><p>French fans will hope for slightly more goalmouth action in Ligue 1 this weekend after the last round of fixtures produced just 11 goals in 10 matches.</p><p>The most surprising result last weekend saw league leaders, and reigning champions, Lyon draw 0-0 at home with bottom club Valenciennes on a heavily rain-soaked Stade Gerland pitch.</p><p>But none of Lyon's main title rivals were able to take real advantage, with Marseille being held to a goalless draw at Toulouse and last season's runners-up Bordeaux drawing 0-0 at second-bottom Sochaux.</p><p>Bordeaux are in action first this weekend when they host Valenciennes on Friday evening, a game brought forward to allow Bordeaux more time to prepare for their crucial Champions League clash with Roma on Tuesday.</p><p>Game of the day on Saturday sees third-placed Marseille host fourth-placed Nice at Stade Velodrome.</p><p>Nice missed out on the chance to hold onto second place when their game against Grenoble last weekend was cancelled due to a waterlogged pitch.</p><p>But they will be encouraged by the poor form of their south coast rivals, who are without a win in their last four matches in all competitions.</p><p>With the big guns failing to fire last weekend it was Rennes who seized the initiative.</p><p>Midfielder Bruno Cheyrou's goal on the stroke of half-time earned them a 1-0 win over Paris St Germain that took them up to second in the table and extended their unbeaten run to 14 matches.</p><p>With Lyon not playing at Nantes until the evening, a win for Rennes at 11th-placed Caen on Saturday afternoon will move them to within two points of the leaders.</p><p>"Being in second place, that's fine," said coach Guy Lacombe. "It is more important to be second at the end of the season but this will boost us.</p><p>"As for first place, you never know. Lyon are designed to win and it is going to be tough to catch up with them."</p><p>Alain Perrin's Saint Etienne will look to pull even further away from the relegation zone when they welcome third-bottom Le Havre to Stade Geoffrey-Guichard on Saturday, having moved out of the bottom three with a 2-1 win at Nancy last weekend.</p><p>Friday</p><p>Bordeaux v Valenciennes (1800GMT)</p><p>Saturday (1800GMT unless stated)</p><p>Caen v Rennes, Lille v Toulouse, Marseille v Nice, Nantes v Lyon (2000GMT), St Etienne v Le Havre</p><p>Sunday (1600GMT unless stated)</p><p>Grenoble v Auxerre, Lorient v Nancy, Monaco v Sochaux, PSG v Le Mans (2000GMT)</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=38214946&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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