Olympique Marseille vs. Monaco

First-half goals from Nene and Park Chu-Young gave Monaco a princely lead but it was almost all Marseille after the interval, and they would have turned around the match were it not for Ruffier's brilliance. Marseille did get a consolation when Mamadou Niang netted with five minutes remaining but they could not force a leveller.

Monaco went in front after 20 minutes when Nene's free-kick took a deflection off Lucho Gonzalez and found the right corner. And it was 2-0 in the 41st minute when Alejandro Alonso's pass released Park, who fended off defenders Gabriel Heinze and Souleymane Diawara before rifling a 10-yard shot past France goalkeeper Steve Mandanda.

Marseille could only grab a goal late into the game. Ben Arfa released Niang and the Senegalese striker unleashed a fierce shot that scorched into the net from 10 yards.

With an equaliser their objective, Marseille pushed forward and won a free-kick that Cheyrou fired into the penalty area. Defender Diawara made contact at the near post but Monaco's goalkeeper Ruffier, who had been brilliant throughout the game, won out again, protecting Monaco's maximum points haul.