Ligue 1 round-up

Three goals in the first half an hour gave Lille their fifth win in a row as a 3-0 success over Le Mans lifted them up to third in the Ligue 1 table.

They might have had more had Florent Balmont not missed a 14th minute penalty, moments after Aurelien Chedjou had put them in front with a header.

Gervinho added a second in the 27th minute before Eden Hazard completed the scoring with only 29 minutes gone.

The in-form hosts started the game at a fast pace, with Hazard the first to try his luck from just outside the area, with Didier Ovono making the save.

They led in the 12th minute when Hazard's free-kick found Chedjou who headed into the corner of the goal to leave Ovono with no chance this time.

They should have doubled the lead moments later when Gervinho was hauled down inside the area by Ibrahima Camara, but Balmont's penalty crashed back off the crossbar and was cleared.

Lille's second came in the 27th minute, with Hazard again involved as he turned to feed Gervinho, and the Brazilian's clever finish beat Ovono.

The game was effectively over when Hazard's superb solo effort - which saw him run from the halfway line, racing past Joao Paulo and Gregory Cerdan - flew past Ovono and into the net.

Lyon further undermined their chances of recapturing the Ligue 1 title after a 1-1 draw at Monaco dropped them 10 points behind leaders Bordeaux.

Seven-times champions Lyon, who lost their crown to Bordeaux last May, started well, Brazilian midfielder Michel Bastos putting them ahead with a super angled free kick on 22 minutes.

The home side, however, earned a share of the points when Korean forward Park Chu-young volleyed home a Sebastien Puygrenier headed pass 12 minutes later.

Roy Contout's late leveller earned Auxerre a point against Toulouse - their third league draw in a row.

Luan had given Toulouse the lead, somewhat against the run of play, with his first Ligue 1 goal as they sought to recover from their midweek Europa League exit.

Les Violets looked like holding on until Etienne Didot was dismissed for a second yellow five minutes from time.