Bordeaux — Best pictures!

Bordeaux opened a 4-point lead at the top of the French Ligue 1 table after a 1:0 win at rival Olympique Lyon last Sunday, while Cedric Carrasso (right) captured the lead in the FTBL ranking of goalkeepers in the league after the 4th consecutive game

Bordeaux’s Alou Diarra (second from right) captured the lead in the FTBL ranking of midfielders in the French Ligue 1 after adding more than 17 rating points as the Girondins downed No. 10 Paris Saint-Germain 1:0 at home yesterday in league action.

Leaders in the French Ligue 1 Bordeaux ended their 3-year run of losses in away games against Nancy with a convincing 3:0 win yesterday, with Brazilian midfielder Fernando, who scored one of the goals, picking up the most rating points in the game.

The participation of Bordeaux midfielder Yoann Gourcuff in the coming match against Nancy remains under question as reports seem to indicate he is far from being back on track after the injury suffered in France’s World Cup playoff game against Ireland.

Bordeaux’s Moroccan forward Marouane Chamakh contributed a goal in the Girondins’s 2:0 home win over Juventus in the Champions League group stage yesterday to move closer to a return in the top tier of the FTBL ranking of French Ligue 1 forwards.