22.11.2014 19:17 h

Lyon miss chance to go second after Bastia draw

Lyon extended their unbeaten Ligue 1 streak to ten matches on Saturday, with a hard-fought 0-0 draw at Bastia, but wasted the opportunity to climb above Marseille into second spot.

Hubert Fournier, who has enjoyed just two victories in nine trips to Corsica as a player, looked on as the seven-time champions failed to break down the rugged home defence.

The league's top scorer Alexandre Lacazette was kept quiet and failed to add to his 11 goals this season.

Marseille's Andre-Pierre Gignac, who is on ten goals, will be in action at the Velodrome on Sunday when Marcelo Bielsa's side host Bordeaux.

The draw also ended Lyon's five match winning run and they next travel to arch-rivals Saint-Etienne next Sunday.

"It was a very difficult match because they pressed us high up the pitch and made it very hard to get our passing game going," said Lyon's French midfielder Maxime Gonalons.

"It's a good point for us and it's never easy to come here and win but we kept our streak going and we just have to continue to pick up results," he added.

On Friday, Paris Saint-Germain went top for the first time this season with a 3-2 win at mid-table Metz, as star forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic made his first start in two months.

Argentines Javier Pastore and Ezequiel Lavezzi scored either side of a Gaetan Bussman own goal for the visitors, who remain unbeaten this season.

PSG now lead Marseille by two points with Lyon one further back in third ahead of four matches later on Saturday.

Guingamp host Rennes in the Brittany derby, a repeat of last season's French Cup final, while Lorient are at home to Lens, Caen travel to Monaco and Nice host Reims.

On Sunday, fifth-placed Nantes host Saint-Etienne who are sixth, Toulouse are in Montpellier and Lille v Evian has been postponed to January 7 due to the ongoing tennis Davis Cup final at their home ground between France and Switzerland.