PARIS (AP) -- Lyon received a setback in the quest for a Champions League spot after losing 1-0 at Bordeaux in the French league on Sunday.
Bordeaux forward Yoan Gouffran scored with a close-range header from a corner by Ludovic Obraniak in the 41st minute.
Lyon slipped to fifth place, three points behind third-place Lille in the final Champions League spot. Lille has a game in hand.
Saint-Etienne routed Rennes 4-0 to rise to sixth, level on points with Marseille, Lyon and Rennes.
Jean-Pascal Mignot headed in a cross from Banel Nicolita in the 24th. Laurent Batlles doubled the lead by sliding in a cross from Bakary Sako in the 53rd.
Sako's powerful strike made it 3-0 in the 67th, before Max Gradel sealed the win by converting a rebound in the 78th.


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