Angel Di Maria scored a late winner as Paris St Germain came from behind to secure a 2-1 victory against Lille at the Parc des Princes.
The home side - without Kylian Mbappe through illness - fell behind when Ligue 1's top scorer Jonathan David netted his eighth of the campaign with 31 minutes on the clock.
Lionel Messi, a doubt before the match with a muscular problem, was then withdrawn at the interval.
But Marquinhos converted Di Maria's cross after 74 minutes before the Argentine stole the three points following a neat one-two with Neymar with just two minutes remaining.
PSG extend their lead over Lens at the summit of Ligue 1 to 10 points.
In the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim recorded a regulation 2-0 victory over 10-man Hertha Berlin.
Andrej Kramaric opened the scoring for the hosts after 19 minutes before Sebastian Rudy doubled Hoffenheim's lead ahead of the interval.
Former Manchester City and Celtic defender Dedryck Boyata was shown a red card following a reckless tackle on Angelo Stiller with 14 minutes remaining.
