premise: Sochaux and Lille joined Lens in second place on Sunday as the battle for the 'other two' Champions League places hots up in France.
  Sochaux beat ailing giants Marseille 1-0 while Lille won 3-1 at Nancy.
  With champions Lyon running away with the league again this season, the real race is for second and third place and a spot in next season's money-spinning Champions League competition.
  Rabiu Afolabi scored the winner for Sochaux with 13 minutes left to play against the increasingly troubled Marseille, who now have only two wins in their last 10 league matches.
  But despite their lofty position, Sochaux coach Alain Perrin, formerly of Portsmouth, is not getting carried away.
   What allowed Sochaux and Lille to join Lens in second place on Sunday?
hypothesis: Rabiu Afolabi scored the winner for Sochaux