Memphis Depay ensured some home comfort for himself and Lyon after scoring both goals in a 2-0 win against struggling Toulouse on Sunday.

The Netherlands forward's brace took him to 12 league goals this season, but only three have been at home. His only other goal in front of Lyon's demanding fans was a spectacular injury-time strike in a 2-1 home win against league leader PSG on Jan. 21.

Following that victory, Lyon's form dipped alarmingly.

But this win ensures fourth-place Lyon stays two points behind Marseille in the scrap for third spot and a place in the Champions League playoffs next season. They have seven games left. Monaco, which is four points clear of Marseille and six ahead of Lyon with a game in hand, remains favorite to finish second and secure an automatic place. Runaway leader PSG is 17 points clear of Monaco.

Depay's first goal was a curling strike from the edge of the penalty area in the 24th minute. He got his second from the penalty spot just before halftime after midfielder Tanguy Ndombele was fouled.

Depay is finding form, scoring for his country in a 3-0 win against Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal last Monday.

Toulouse is in 17th place, one point and one place above Troyes in the relegation playoff spot.

PSG and Monaco played in the League Cup final on Saturday. PSG won 3-0, beating Monaco in the final for the second straight year and winning the trophy for the fifth straight year.

Monaco plays its game in hand at Rennes on Wednesday.

MONTPELLIER STARTS SCORING

Montpellier is finding some firepower to go alongside its steely defense with Giovanni Sio's two goals in a 3-1 win at Caen helping the southern side move up to fifth.

The Montpellier fans making the 930-kilometer (577-mile) trip from near the balmy Mediterranean sea up to chilly Normandy for a late-afternoon kickoff were well rewarded.

The visitors were 2-0 up after 24 minutes thanks to Sio's first of the game and one from midfielder Ellyes Skhiri. Shortly after the break, Sio netted his 10th goal of the campaign.

With 26 goals conceded in 31 games, Montpellier has the league's second-best defense behind PSG. But this was only the second time Montpellier has scored three goals in a league game this season.

Croatian striker Ivan Santini grabbed a late consolation for Caen.

Montpellier is above sixth-place Rennes on goal difference while Caen is 14th.

NICE EDGE CLOSER TO EUROPE WITH TROYES WIN

Troyes may have begun the day one point above the drop zone, but they started well with Stéphane Darbion inches away from setting up Benjamin Nivet for the opener (8') before seeing what looked like a legitimate penalty claim waved on by referee Johan Hamel (11'). Mario Balotelli was told to pick himself up at the other end soon after having gone to ground (13'), but it was to prove brief respite for Troyes in the end. Pléa grabbed his first of the game, steering an effort inside the near post to leave ESTAC 'keeper Erwin Zelazny with no chance (16'). Pléa (28') and Balotelli (31') each had the home goal bulging once again before the half was out, but both efforts were ruled out for off-side.

Darbion started the second half as brightly as he had the first, forcing a corner from Zelazny's opposite number Walter Benitez early on (52'), but Nice reasserted their dominance soon after. Pléa forced an acrobatic save from Zelazny with a thumping drive (54') before Balotelli slipped in Pierre Lees-Melou whose shot looked odds on to nestle ibn the back of the net until Zelazny pulled a save out of nowhere (70'). Lucien Favre's men simply wouldn't be denied, though, and Pléa completed his brace from close range seven minutes from time (83'), taking Nice into seventh, behind fifth-placed Montpellier Hérault SC by virtue of goal-difference alone.

STRASBOURG AND METZ SHARE THE SPOILS

Strasbourg began the day 11 points better off than their basement-dwelling visitors - though still just three points above the relegation play-off place - and they looked the more assured of the two sides in front of their home fans, making their early possession tell when Stéphane Bahoken capitalised on Eiji Kawashima's parry to trap home (17'). Metz returned fire minutes later, though, with Emmanuel Rivière stroking home a penalty (23') after a handball from Bakary Koné.

A relative quiet end to the first half made way for an explosive start to the second. Metz pulled back in front with the first attack, Florent Mollet volleying home Mathieu Dossevi's cross for his sixth goal of the Ligue 1 Conforama campaign (47'). Strasbourg and Metz each had a man sent off, with Abdallah N'Dour (64') and Vahid Selimovic (77') exchanging red cards either side of a disallowed goal for Strasbourg, with Koné's header ruled out for offside (70'). Strasbourg didn't let their heads go down, though, and Seka powered home on the half-volley soon after, more than a year on from his last goal for Thierry Laurey's men (78').

IMPRESSIVE SAINT-ETIENNE TOO STRONG FOR NANTES

Cabella was the creator of the goal that put Saint-Etienne ahead in the 17th minute, cutting the ball back for Mathieu Debuchy, who swept home at the second attempt to score his third goal since returning to French football from Arsenal at the end of January.

The visitors saw that as their just reward for alively start to the game. They probably should have been ahead inside five minutes, but Ciprian Tatarusanu made a good save from a Debuchy header before both Kévin Monnet-Paquet and Cabella had shots blocked, the latter being denied by Léo Dubois on the line.

Claudio Ranieri's side might have fallen further behind in the final minute of the first half, but Tatarusanu bravely saved from Cabella to keep the hosts in the game.

Nevertheless, Cabella struck twice after the restart to put the match to bed, first running through to slot home after Rene Krhin's pass had put Nicolas Pallois in trouble to make it 2-0 (54'), and then being afforded the time and space to advance and fire home low from range for his second and Sainté's third (64').

It was a miserable afternoon for Nantes, with Emiliano Sala - scorer of 12 Ligue 1 Conforama goals this season - twice missing the target when it seemed easier to score, once either side of half-time.

This was their heaviest home defeat since November 2016, and Nantes have now won just once in eight outings, form that is seriously jeopardising their chances of reaching next season's UEFA Europa League. In contrast, Saint-Etienne's form is such that they could yet qualify for Europe themselves.

AMIENS LEAVE LILLE DEEPER IN TROUBLE

This game was played behind closed doors at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, a consequence of trouble at the end of Lille's home match against Montpellier Hérault SC last month.

That could not have helped Christophe Galtier's side in their quest to climb out of the danger zone. They did play well in defeat at AS Monaco in their last outing before the international break but there was little encouragement to be found here.

The hosts had enjoyed the better of the chances in the first half but they fell behind shortly after the restart. Junior Alonso got himself into trouble, allowing Mendoza to run into the box from the right and finish low past Mike Maignan (53').

Lille then got confirmation that the breaks often go against you when you are in a relegation battle, as Thiago Mendes hit the woodwork twice in the last 10 minutes for the home side. They have now gone eight games without a win and are still 19th, a point away from the relegation play-off place. In contrast, Amiens have lost just once in six and are now five points clear of the bottom three.

GRENIER BACK TO BEST AS GUINGAMP BEAT BORDEAUX

Neither side came into the match with much ambition or form: Guingamp had one win in ten, Bordeaux were winless in five. The home side settled quicker, but it was their goalkeeper, Karl-Johan Johnsson who made the first save of the game, tipping over Lukas Lerager's first-time drive (26').

The Swede's opposite number, Benoît Costil, comfortably held a Moustapha Diallo header (36') and kicked away a Jimmy Briand shot at his near post (41') to keep the visitors in the hunt at the break.

Grenier had shown the classiest touches of the first half, and his eye-catching swivel and crisp shot that sent the ball flashing just wide of Costil's goal early in the second half (51') was another to add to the collection.

They were all surpassed though by a trademark set-piece from the former Lyon midfielder, whose ability has been undimmed by three difficult years of injury. Costil can attest to that after watching the five-time France international arrow a 20-metre free-kick into the top corner (55').