Dijon 3 – Nice 0 (Ligue 1, February 18, 2012) On-loan Chelsea winger Gael Kakuta opened the scoring for Dijon on 44 minutes before creating the second goal for Brice Jovial eight minutes after half-time. Koro Issa Kone scored the third goal three minutes from time to lift Dijon five points clear of the relegation zone.

Caen 2 – Evian 2 (Ligue 1, February 18, 2012) Pierre-Alain Frau put Caen ahead in first-half stoppage-time from the penalty spot, but Evian levelled five minutes after the interval through Cedric Barbosa. Caen’s lead was restored on 57 minutes through Livio Nabab, but attacker Sidney Govou pounced in the fourth minute of added time to earn Evian a point.

Sochaux 0 – Auxerre 0 (Ligue 1, February 18, 2012) Sochaux and Auxerre occupied the bottom two positions in the standings at the start of the day and the two sides played out a 0-0 stalemate.

Ajaccio 0 – Brest 0 (Ligue 1, February 18, 2012) Ajaccio missed a golden opportunity to boost their survival hopes after Eduardo Ribeiro saw an 84th minute penalty saved in a 0-0 home draw with Brest.