PARIS -- Forward Alassane Plea lived up to his new role as Nice beat Angers 1-0 on Saturday to move level on six points with Lyon at the top of the French league.Nice finished fourth last season under coach Claude Puel but has seen key players leave in the offseason, with winger Hatem Ben Arfa joining Paris Saint-Germain and striker Valere Germain returning to Monaco. Puel also left for Premier League Southampton.Plea now has the task of carrying Nices attack and he struck for the visitors in the fourth minute after being set up by midfielder Jean Michael Seri.Toulouse moved above Monaco and up to third place, thanks to a resounding 4-1 win against Bordeaux.Issa Diop and Christopher Jullien scored inside the first 10 minutes, and Denmark forward Martin Braithwaite added second-half goals before Swedish forward Isaac Kiese Thelin grabbed a late consolation for Bordeaux.Earlier, Brazilian Gabriel Boschilia scored with a free kick as Monaco won 1-0 at Nantes.The 20-year-old midfielder, who joined Monaco from Sao Paulo last season, struck his first goal for the club in the 25th minute with a curling shot that beat goalkeeper Remy Riou.It was a second straight win for Monaco after it secured a valuable 2-1 win away to Villarreal in the first leg of their Champions League playoff.I made the decision to change the team a little bit, Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim said. Its my job to take risks sometimes.Also Saturday, it was: Lille 1, Dijon 0; Lorient 0, Bastia 3; and Rennes 2, Nancy 0.Winger Allan Saint-Maximin struck midway through the first half to put Bastia ahead and things got worse for Lorient in the 30th when midfielder Didier NDong was shown a straight red card. Bastia striker Enzo Crivelli scored eight minutes later.The pattern repeated itself when Lorient had striker Benjamin Jeannot sent off in the 77th and Crivelli added his second of the game shortly after.Former France midfielder Yoann Gourcuff and forward Giovanni Sio scored a goal each for Rennes.Meanwhile, midfielder Younousse Sankhare scored with three minutes remaining to give Lille a hard-fought win against promoted Dijon.Defending champion PSG can move level on points with Lyon and Nice if it beats promoted Metz on Sunday night.Harry Giles Kings Jersey . 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I did it probably out of a more holistic approach of sympathy for Max, but if things are perceived in the wrong way in another team they dont need me, they need a psychiatrist.While team boss Chrstian Horner has criticised Wolffs actions, Verstappen himself has shrugged off the controversy.I was next to my dad when he called, the teenager told Sky F1. He went outside, I was watching TV and didnt want to be disturbed.I am just here to focus on my job and that is to drive fast for Red Bull, not Mercedes.Verstappen and championship leader Rosberg made contact in Mexico as they battled over second place at the start of the race and the teenager was criticised by Wolff following the race.The Austrian branded Verstappen ruthless and told reporters you dont bang wheels with the championship leader three races until the end following the incident. 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I didnt say dont race them, just keep that tiny little margin of avoiding a collision because that would be very controversial for everyone.However, Red Bull team principal Horner was surprised to learn a rival team had been discussing the driving of one of his drivers.Jos told me when he got here on Thursday and I was just a bit surprised that Toto was calling another drivers father from another team, the Red Bull boss told Sky Sports F1.I think Jos was a bit surprised when he put the phone down to Toto that not only was he commenting on behalf of Mercedes, but Ferrari as well that the way Max was conducting himself wasnt winning him any favours and he should wind his neck in.Ive not heard of a team principal calling up other drivers fathers before, but obviously Toto felt the need to do so.Horner joked Mercedes could have their own private one-on-one race before the actual Grand Prix on Sunday if that is what Wolff wanted.I think it is total rubbish. 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