* St Etienne fifth after 3-0 win at Nancy * Six goals in five games for Aubameyang (Adds quotes) PARIS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - In-form striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice to help St Etienne beat Ligue 1 bottom club Nancy 3-0 on Saturday to close the gap on fourth-placed Nice to one point. Fellow attacker Brandao put the visitors ahead in the 17th minute from a neat Renaud Cohade cross and Aubameyang made it 2-0 with a curling low shot five minutes before the break.

PARIS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - A last-gasp goal from Cameroon midfielder Jean Makoun earned sixth-placed Stade Rennes a 2-2 home draw with lowly Sochaux in Ligue 1 on Saturday. Makoun, on loan from English Premier League Aston Villa, scored following an 88th-minute corner as Rennes rescued a point after having twice trailed. Giovanni Sio put Sochaux, 14th in the table, ahead from close range in the 21st minute only to see centre back John Boye equalise with a header in the 34th.

(Updates with club filing Drogba eligibility request) BERLIN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Schalke 04 have asked UEFA to check whether Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba was eligible to participate in Wednesday's 1-1 Champions League draw in Istanbul, the German club said. "After taking legal advice we decided to take this step," said Schalke sports director Horst Heldt, adding they had the right to do so within 24 hours from the end of Wednesday's first-leg encounter.

Didier Drogba came off the bench to score on his Galatasaray debut as his new Turkish side defeated bottom-club Akhisar 2-1 on Friday. The former Chelsea star replaced Umut Bulut in the 63rd minute before heading in his team's opening goal just five minutes later. Buruk Yilmaz made it 2-0 in the 70th minute with Sertan Vardar cutting the deficit with five minutes left. Galatasaray now have an eight-point lead over Besiktas at the top of the Turkish first division.