Lyon was held 1-1 at last-place Grenoble. Both Bordeaux and Lyon have 25 points. Auxerre, which played Monaco later Saturday, can snatch top spot with a victory.

In Bordeaux, Tunisia midfielder Fahid Ben Khalfallah pulled the ball back for Mamadou Samassa, who beat goalkeeper Cedric Carrasso with a diagonal shot in the eighth minute to raise his tally to five goals this season.

Bordeaux missed playmaker Yoann Gourcuff, who injured his groin Wednesday in France's infamous World Cup qualifier against Ireland. Morocco forward Marouane Chamakh joined the list of injured Bordeaux players as he had a bruised hip and was replaced by David Bellion in the 17th.

In Grenoble, Bafetimbi Gomis set up Argentine forward Cesar Delgado, who opened the scoring for Lyon in the 65th.

Grenoble was down to 10 men in the 70th after Laurent Courtois was sent off but managed to equalize in the 72nd when substitute Danijel Ljuboja outpaced the Lyon defense to collect a long pass and beat France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.

Also Saturday it was: Lens 2, Nancy 1 and Rennes 2, Le Mans 1.

On Sunday, Nice hosts Toulouse, Saint-Etienne faces Lorient and Lille visits Montpellier.