Lille recorded its fourth victory this season, moving up to sixth place with 13 points, as many as Olympique Lyon, who precede them in the standings, before hosting Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday.
Montpellier, meanwhile, after two setbacks, bounced back by winning in extremis against a drifting Strasbourg, unable to win this season.
In this way, Montpellier is placed in seventh place with 12 units.
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