Lorient's Sylvain Marveaux (L) in action with Monaco's Tiemoue Bakayoko. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Monaco: Radamel Falcao lashed home seconds after coming on as Monaco usurped Nice at the top of Ligue 1 with a 3-0 away at bottom side Lorient on Friday.
Monaco, who face Tottenham Hotspur at Stade Louis II on Tuesday in the Champions League, go provisionally top on goal difference with Nice at Saint-Etienne on Sunday.
Champions Paris Saint-Germain, the third team in what looks increasingly like a three-horse race for the French title, host Nantes on Saturday. They are on 26 points, three behind Monaco and Nice. (QNA)