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 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 73 | 26 | 47 | 69 |
| 2 | MonacoMonaco | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 38 | 18 | 58 |
| 3 | Brest | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 53 |
| 4 | Lille | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 17 | 52 |
| 5 | Nice | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 48 |
| 6 | Lens | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 46 |
| 7 | Rennes | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 36 | 8 | 42 |
| 8 | Marseille | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 37 | 8 | 41 |
| 9 | Lyon | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 41 |
| 10 | Reims | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 40 |
| 11 | Toulouse | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 37 |
| 12 | Montpellier HSCMontpellier | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 36 |
| 13 | StrasbourgStrasbourg | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 36 |
| 14 | NantesNantes | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 48 | -20 | 31 |
| 15 | Metz | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 29 |
| 16 | Le HavreLe Havre | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 28 |
| 17 | Lorient | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 59 | -23 | 26 |
| 18 | Clermont | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 49 | -28 | 22 |
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