Ancelotti defiant as Montpellier close on title

Sunday's damaging 2-1 defeat at third-placed Lille left the Italian's Qatar-backed side five points adrift of a modest-spending Montpellier and in danger of being further behind before they host in-form Saint-Etienne on Wednesday.

"There are still four games to play, it's not finished," Ancelotti told reporters after the Lille game.

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