Garde's men face Ligue 1's bottom side Ajaccio on Sunday, and he insists that failure to win is not an option.
"This match [on Sunday] will be crucial for our race towards the top of the table. Everyone knows that," Garde told BT Sport. "We have to have self-esteem, bounce back. We cannot fail twice."
Lyon are sixth in the league table.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Paris Saint-GermainPSG | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 23 | 29 |
| 2 | MonacoMonaco | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | Marseille | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Lille | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Lyon | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 6 | Nice | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 17 |
| 7 | Reims | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Lens | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Auxerre | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 16 |
| 10 | Toulouse | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 15 |
| 11 | StrasbourgStrasbourg | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 13 |
| 12 | Brest | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 13 |
| 13 | Rennes | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 11 |
| 14 | NantesNantes | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Angers | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 10 |
| 16 | Saint-EtienneSt Etienne | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 10 |
| 17 | Le HavreLe Havre | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 9 |
| 18 | Montpellier HSCMontpellier | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 31 | -20 | 7 |
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