Arsenal couldn’t wait to get rid of him, and Lyon eagerly accepted him. They knew in the famous French club that the veteran could experience a new ‘life’ in the place where he grew up. And that is exactly what is happening to Alexandre Lacazette. He started the scoring against Lens in the 23rd round of League 1 with his 14th league goal since the start of the season and thanks to his teammate Rayan Cherky celebrated an important victory in a hard battle for the European competitions – 2:1.Alexandre Lacazette has been incredible since rejoining LyonLast 7 Games✅Strasbourg ⚽️✅Chambery ⚽️⚽️⚽️✅AC Ajaccio ⚽️❌Brest✅Troyes ⚽️✅Lille ⚽️✅RC Lens ⚽️🏟26 Games⚽️18 GoalsHuge respect ✊ pic.twitter.com/pZHXSc0RhC— António Mango (@AntonioMango4) February 12, 2023 Lens, who have exceeded expectations since returning to France’s top flight in 2020, missed the chance to draw level on points with second-placed Marseille and have picked up just two points from their last four league matches. The result left Monaco – who beat leaders Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday – in third and Lens in fourth, while Lyon remains six points off the European spots in ninth.Rayan Cherki vs Lens @rayan_cherki pic.twitter.com/ngUhcKMv3B— Matolisso (@Matolisso) February 12, 2023 Angry Lyon supporters protested outside the stadium before kick-off against the club hierarchy, blaming them for the decline of one of French football’s traditional heavyweights. Former Arsenal star Alexandre Lacazette put the hosts in front against the run of play in the 23rd minute as he collected Cherki’s pass and drilled his shot into the bottom corner. The France striker’s 14th league goal of the season did not dishearten Lens, who equalised in the 39th minute when Deiver Machado’s rocket into the top corner finished off a flowing move. Midfielder Cherki, 19, scored the winner in the 64th minute with a precise finish in the area after good work by Maxence Caqueret. LIGUE 1 – Matchday 23FridayNice – Ajaccio 3-0 (1-0)/Dante 3, Brahimi 69,90/SaturdayMonaco – PSG 3-1 (3-1)/Golovin 4, Ben Yedder 18, 45+3 – Zaire-Emery 39/Clermont – Olympique Marseille 0-2 (0-1)/Sanchez 44 pen, 81/SundayToulouse – Rennes 3-1 (3-0)/Ratao 26, Aboukhal 27, Dallinga 37 – Rouault 55 og/Angers – Auxerre 1-1 (1-1)/Raveloson 2 og – Abline 22 pen/Lille – Strasbourg 2-0 (2-0)/David 23 pen, 28/Montpellier – Brest 3-0 (2-0)/Herelle 4 og, Savanier 17 pen, Wahi 54/Reims – Troyes 4-0 (2-0)/Munetsi 10, Maolida 44, Balogun 50, Cajuste 82/Nantes – Lorient 1-0 (0-0)/Blas 66/Olympique Lyonnais – RC Lens 2-1 (1-1)/Lacazette 23, Cherki 64 – Machado 39/
