Lyon continued their superb recent form with a 3-0 win over struggling Evian on Sunday to close in on the European places in Ligue 1.

Bafetimbi Gomis turned and fired in his eighth league goal of the campaign to put Remi Garde's side ahead on 19 minutes at the Stade de Gerland, before Evian had Ghanaian defender Jonathan Mensah sent off six minutes prior to the interval.

OL found time to double their lead before the break as Alexandre Lacazette chipped over Bertrand Laquait and into the net.

And Lacazette secured victory inside the final quarter of an hour as he finished after being set up by substitute Jimmy Briand at the end of a breakaway, taking his tally for the season to 12 goals in the process.

Remi Garde's side have started 2014 with six successive wins in all competitions and are now unbeaten in 12 games since a 4-0 defeat away to Paris Saint-Germain at the beginning of December.

That remains their only defeat in their last 18 outings and Sunday's victory saw them move provisionally up to fifth place in the table, three points adrift of Saint-Etienne before Les Verts face Bordeaux later on Sunday.

Also on Sunday, Monaco begin life without injured top scorer Radamel Falcao when they play host to Marseille at the Stade Louis II.

Claudio Ranieri's side can move to within three points of Ligue 1 leaders PSG, who needed a late Alex equaliser to earn a 1-1 draw away to Guingamp on Saturday.