Montpellier stayed on top of the table, Sochaux got a key win, and much more in the French Ligue 1 on May 13, 2012.

AC Ajaccio 1-1 Lyon

Lyon's Bafetimbi Gomis scored a 53rd minute goal but Ajaccio equalized with a Eduardo Dos Santos penalty kick. Both teams had players sent off in match (Yoann Gourcuff & Anthony Lippini).

All 20 clubs are in action on the penultimate matchday of the season in the French Ligue 1 on May 13, 2012.

AC Ajaccio v Lyon

The match really has no significance for Lyon but it is vital for Ajaccio. A win would likely guarantee Ajaccio's safety while a loss or draw could put them in the bottom three.

Below are predictions for all the Ligue 1 matches on May 13, 2012. Times listed are local UK time.

AC Ajaccio v Lyon, 20:00 Lyon wins 1-0

AS Nancy Lorraine v St Etienne, 20:00 - St Etienne wins 2-1

Bordeaux v Lorient, 20:00 - Bordeaux wins 2-0

Brest v Valenciennes, 20:00 - Brest wins 3-2

Caen v Sochaux, 20:00 - 1-1 Draw

Dijon v Toulouse, 20:00 - 2-2 Draw

Marseille v AJ Auxerre, 20:00 - Marseille wins 3-0

Montpellier v Lille, 20:00 - Lille wins 2-1

Nice v Evian, 20:00 - Nice wins 1-0

Paris Saint-Germain v Stade Rennes, 20:00 - Paris Saint-Germain wins 3-1

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Below are television listings for all the Ligue 1 matches on May 13, 2012. Times listed are local UK time.

AC Ajaccio v Lyon, 20:00 C+(France)

AS Nancy Lorraine v St Etienne, 20:00 - C+(France), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East)

Bordeaux v Lorient, 20:00 - C+(France)

Brest v Valenciennes, 20:00 - C+(France), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East)

Caen v Sochaux, 20:00 - C+(France), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East)

Dijon v Toulouse, 20:00 - C+(France), C+ (Spain), Sport 2 (Israel)

Marseille v AJ Auxerre, 20:00 - C+(France)

Montpellier v Lille, 20:00 - Orange Sport (France), C+(France/Poland), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), Digi Sport (Romania/Hungary), Sport TV3 (Portugal), Viasat (Sweden/Norway),

Nice v Evian, 20:00 - C+(France)

Paris Saint-Germain v Stade Rennes, 20:00 - C+(France), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), TV5 Monde (Africa)

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Below is the Ligue 1 table through March 25, 2012.

OVERALL HOME AWAY POS TEAM P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts 1 Montpellier 29 18 6 5 53 27 13 1 1 31 8 5 5 4 22 19 26 60 2 Paris Saint-Germain 29 17 9 3 53 30 10 3 2 29 14 7 6 1 24 16 23 60 3 Lille 29 14 11 4 53 31 7 5 2 33 19 7 6 2 20 12 22 53 4 Toulouse 29 14 8 7 31 24 9 4 2 17 8 5 4 5 14 16 7 50 5 Lyon 29 15 4 10 46 36 10 2 2 31 18 5 2 8 15 18 10 49 6 St Etienne 29 13 7 9 35 31 7 3 4 20 13 6 4 5 15 18 4 46 7 Stade Rennes 29 12 8 9 37 33 5 7 2 18 14 7 1 7 19 19 4 44 8 Bordeaux 29 10 11 8 35 32 6 7 2 19 12 4 4 6 16 20 3 41 9 Marseille 29 10 10 9 36 30 6 6 3 20 11 4 4 6 16 19 6 40 10 Evian Thonon Gaillard 29 9 9 11 41 43 7 2 5 23 20 2 7 6 18 23 -2 36 11 Valenciennes 29 9 7 13 29 34 8 3 3 19 8 1 4 10 10 26 -5 34 12 AS Nancy Lorraine 29 8 9 12 27 36 4 7 4 16 18 4 2 8 11 18 -9 33 13 Dijon FCO 29 9 6 14 36 48 6 3 6 22 19 3 3 8 14 29 -12 33 14 Lorient 29 7 11 11 28 37 6 5 3 15 9 1 6 8 13 28 -9 32 15 AC Ajaccio 29 7 10 12 31 49 5 5 5 18 21 2 5 7 13 28 -18 31 16 Brest 29 5 15 9 23 27 5 7 3 18 15 0 8 6 5 12 -4 30 17 Caen 29 7 8 14 32 44 4 4 6 16 18 3 4 8 16 26 -12 29 18 Nice 29 6 10 13 27 34 5 7 3 17 11 1 3 10 10 23 -7 28 19 Sochaux 29 6 9 14 29 45 4 4 6 16 20 2 5 8 13 25 -16 27 20 AJ Auxerre 29 4 12 13 33 44 4 5 5 20 21 0 7 8 13 23 -11 24

Champions League: 1st, 2nd, 3rd (qualifying)

Europa League: 4th

Relegation: 18th, 19th, 20th

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By IAN HOLLIDAY

There are better strikers than Gonzalo Higuain, but there may not be any in better form right now. On Saturday, Higuain scored his third hat-trick in four matches to lead Real Madrid to a 4-1 victory over Real Betis.

It was the striker's second hat-trick in as many La Liga matches, bringing his goal total to eight on the season, behind only fellow Argentine Lionel Messi for the league lead.

Muchos futbolistas que militan en el extranjero son la base de la seleccion mexicana de fútbol para los partidos amistosos que tendra el tricolor nacional contra Polonia y Chile.Primero el Chepo y sus jugadores de confianza jugaran ante Polonia el viernes 2 de septiembre en Varsovia y después el domingo 4 de septiembre ante Chile en Barcelona España,buenos partidos los que esperan al tri.

With action packed couple of weeks to come, Lyon warm up for the Champions League qualifier against Rubin Kazan by attempting to show the Ligue 1 returnees Ajaccio who's boss. Yes, 5 matches to play from the 13th till 27th of August, two of which shall certainly decide the course of the team for the year.

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Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez won't be participating in the United States' friendly with Mexico next week, but his trio of offensive teammates that did most of the damage in Mexico's Gold Cup final victory most certainly will.

Giovani Dos Santos, Andres Guardado and Pablo Barrera will all represent El Tri in Philadelphia next week, along with New York Red Bulls centerback Rafa Marquez and four of the five players who were suspended from the Gold Cup for testing positive for banned substance clenbuterol.