PARIS (AFP) - French champions Bordeaux saw their record of 14 consecutive league victories come to an end in a tight 0-0 draw with title rivals Marseille on Sunday.
But the point was enough to put them back on top of the table on goal difference from Paris St Germain and Lyon, who also have 10 points.
In a game of few opportunities at the Stade Velodrome, Marseille's Brazilian striker Brandao saw a fierce drive come back off the post while Benoit Cheyrou hit the crossbar.
Bordeaux thought they had stolen the three points at the death, but Brazilian substitute Jussie's header from a Yoann Gourcuff corner was ruled out for a foul by Mickael Ciani on Marseille defender Taye Taiwo.
"For me, the end of the 14-match winning run isn't something I think about," said Bordeaux coach Laurent Blanc.
"It's the three wins this season that have come to an end, but three wins and a draw so far is a good start to the championship."
Marseille defender Souleymane Diawara said his team had been unfortunate not to take all three points.
"It's two points lost. We had lots of chances but didn't take them. But we'll keep working. We showed that we are ready to go to war."
Earlier, PSG had briefly gone top with a 3-0 home win over Lille thanks to goals from Jeremy Clement, Peguy Luyindula and substitute Christophe Jallet.
Lyon are third after beating Nancy 3-1 on Saturday.
French international and former St Etienne striker Batefembi Gomis fired Lyon into a 37th-minute lead and in-form Argentine striker Lisandro Lopez, having combined with Miralem Pjanic to lay on the opener, clipped home a second five minutes after the restart.
Youssouf Hadji gave Nancy hope when he reduced the arrears six minutes later but a swerving rocket from Manuel Bastos secured Lyon's third win in four games with 22 minutes left.
St Etienne finally got off the mark at home to modest Grenoble with Christophe Landrin scoring the only goal of the game midway through the first half.
Elsewhere, promoted Lens continued their solid start, building on two victories for one loss with a 2-2 home draw with Rennes.
Monaco lost touch with the top third of the table after a Vaclav Sverkos penalty was sufficient to give Sochaux a 1-0 victory over the principality side.