Ligue One Roundup, May 4
Marseille had taken the lead when Mamadou Niang scored in the 45th minute, but Brazilian midfielder Wendel equalized in the 80th.
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Marseille's loss hurt its chances of catching third-place Nancy in the race for a place in the qualifying round of next season's Champions League.
Lyon leads the league with 73 points, followed by Bordeaux with 71, Nancy with 60 and Marseille with 58.
Marseille dominated the first half and Niang hit the post with a header in the 34th before a blunder from Bordeaux goalkeeper Ulrich Rame allowed him to score his 17th league goal of the season.
Marseille midfielder Samir Nasri sent a long ball forward and Rame charged off his line and then leapt to try and head the ball clear, but he completely missed it and Niang had an easy tap in.
Wendel got his 12th goal of the season with a curling free kick from 25 meters (yards) that gave Mandanda no chance.
Saint-Etienne and Lille, both chasing a spot in next season's UEFA Cup, drew 0-0.
Saint-Etienne failed to take its chances as the hardworking visitors defended in numbers.
"The minimum was to take a point, which is what we did," Lille coach Claude Puel said. "Now we need to take maximum points in our last two games, even though Saint-Etienne has the cards in hand."
The draw at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard means fifth-place Saint-Etienne has 54 points from 36 games - one point more then Lille with two games remaining.
Lille goalkeeper Tony Sylva made a brilliant save to deny Bafetimbi Gomis from scoring in the 39th minute.
Pascal Feindouno's pass released Gomis inside the penalty area and he tried to curl the ball into the corner but Sylva rushed off his line and palmed it away with his right hand.
In the second half, Feindouno's shot brushed the post and Matuidi's powerful header from Feindouno's corner was blocked on the line by Gregory Tafforeau.
On Saturday, it was: Nice 0, Lyon 0; Toulouse 1, Paris Saint-Germain 1; Auxerre 2, Valenciennes 0; Caen 2, Rennes 2; Lens 0, Monaco 0; Lorient 0, Le Mans 0; Nancy 3, Strasbourg 0; and Sochaux 0, Metz 0.
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