Andre Ayew scored the winner for Olympique Marseille with a header to hand them a 1-0 home win against St Etienne on Sunday.
The win keeps them level on points with leaders Paris St Germain as the French Ligue 1 goes into a three-week break.
Marseille are third with 38 points, behind leaders PSG and second-placed Lyon on goal difference.
The Ghana international headed home Rod Fanni's cross on the stroke of half-time to earn Marseille a fourth victory in their last five league matches.