Soccer / Football : France : Ligue 1 2007/2008

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Lens 4.5 : Striker Aruna Dindane will be out of action for six months because of a left knee injury. The Ivory Coast international was carried off the pitch on a stretcher in the second minute of Saturday's 0-0 draw against Monaco after tearing his cruciate ligaments.

4.5 : Lyon were held to a 0-0 draw by Nice and must wait until the next round to try to clinch their seventh straight French title. Pierre Ducasse scored in injury time at Marseille to move Bordeaux to within two points of the Ligue 1 leaders with two games to go. Nancy are in third place with 60 points after a 3-0 win over visiting Strasbourg, while fourth-placed Marseille have 58.

Saint-Etienne and Lille, both chasing a spot in next season's UEFA Cup, drew 0-0. The draw means fifth-placed Saint-Etienne have 54 points, one point more then Lille. At the bottom of the table, 19th-place Strasbourg slipped closer to relegation with 35 points, while 18th-place Paris Saint-Germain, No. 17 Lens and No. 16 Toulouse all have 39 points. Metz have already been relegated.

27.4 : Karim Benzema scored twice, including his league-leading 19th goal of the season, to rescue a point for Ligue 1 leaders Lyon who recovered from the half-time dismissal of Fabio Grosso to draw 2-2 at home to Caen. With three matches left the French champions have 72 points from 35 games, four points ahead of second-placed Bordeaux who drew 0-0 at home to mid-table Nice.

Marseille ramain in third place and the UEFA Champions League berths after their dramatic 3-2 victory at Monaco. The win gave Marseille 58 points from 35 rounds, one point more than Nancy, who drew 1-1 at Valenciennes. Paris Saint-Germain stayed third from bottom and in the relegation zone after a 3-1 win over Auxerre, but moved level on 38 points with Lens, who lost 3-2 at Le Mans.

Paris SG 24.4 : Simon Tahar was appointed president of relegation-threatened Paris Saint-Germain. The club board accepted Alain Cayzac's resignation and named Tahar, a lawyer, to replace him. However, they have not stated whether his appointment is a permanent one or simply a temporary replacement until the end of the season. With four rounds left, PSG are second from bottom in France's top flight, three points from safety after only having won once in their last 12 league outings.

Paris SG 22.4 : Alain Cayzac has resigned as president of relegation-threatened Paris Saint-Germain. The team, French League Cup winners three weeks ago, lie 18th in the Ligue 1 standings, three points adrift of Lens, the first club above the drop zone, with four games to play. PSG also hired Michel Moulin as director of sport to work alongside coach Paul Le Guen, whose position will be further weakened if his team lose at home to Auxerre on Saturday.

20.4 : Lyon, chasing a seventh successive title, won 2-1 at Strasbourg and have 71 points ahead of Bordeaux on 67 with four matches remaining. Johan Micoud scored in injury time for Bordeaux to beat strugglers Toulouse 1-0 and keep the pressure on the French league leaders. Nancy, who drew 1-1 with Le Mans, are in third place with 56 points. Marseille's hopes of gaining one of the UEFA Champions League berths suffered a blow as they were defeated 3-1 by Lille.

So, Marseille dropped to fourth place, one spot and one point below Nancy, while Lille moved up three places to sixth as they bid for a return to the European football next season. Paris Saint-Germain remain 18th, but they are now three points away from safety after they lost 3-0 at Caen. An angry mob of PSG fans vandalized the club's training ground in the early hours of Sunday, spraying slogans on the walls and damaging a car, which French reports said belonged to defender Sylvain Armand.

Marseille 17.4 : Ghanaian forward Andre Ayew faces an indefinite absence after suffering a left toe injury in training. The 18-year-old will undergo tests to determine the full extent of his problem. Andre Ayew, the son of legendary African player Abedi "Pele" Ayew, has made nine Ligue 1 appearances this season, including six as a substitute.

13.4 : Argentine forward Fernando Cavenaghi struck twice to give Bordeaux a 2-1 win over Caen that closed the gap on Ligue 1 leaders Lyon to four points. Second-placed Bordeaux moved on to 64 points from 33 games, four behind Lyon, who could only draw 1-1 with Rennes. Lyon's second straight winless match did not please club president Jean-Michel Aulas, who suggested coach Alain Perrin has been making the wrong choices.

Nancy fell to a 2-1 loss at Lille and Marseille boosted their hopes of UEFA Champions League football next season with a 2-1 victory at Metz. The defeat for Metz means they are relegated to the second division. Lens 's problems continue to mount with a 1-0 loss at Lorient. Paris Saint-Germain also remains deep in relegation trouble after losing 3-2 at home to Nice. Strasbourg lost 2-0 to Valenciennes to stay second bottom.

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home win - draw - away win (1-x-2)

French Ligue 1 : 44% - 31% - 25%