The principality giants kept up their title tilt with a 1-0 victory over Lorient as Olympique Lyonnais stumbled and Nice beat Lille 2-0

Monaco maintained their unbeaten start and moved back to the top of Ligue 1 as they edged past Lorient 1-0 through a Radamel Falcao penalty.

The Colombian netted his fourth goal in five games from 12 yards, beating Fabien Audard after being felled by the Lorient goalkeeper.

The Brittany club did have chances to get back into the game, Sadio Diallo seeing an effort ruled out for offside midway through the first half.

However, the hosts always looked to be in control and will look to maintain their momentum when they face champions Paris Saint-Germain in a mouth-watering clash at the Parc des Princes next Sunday.

Meanwhile, Olympique Lyonnais' winless run stretched to three matches as they were held to a goalless draw by Stade Rennais at the Stade de Gerland.

Remi Garde's men headed into the game on the back of disappointing defeats to Reims and Evian, but were boosted by the return of striker Bafetimbi Gomis, who reportedly came close to joining Newcastle United in the transfer window.