Alexandre Lacazette converted a penalty with the last kick of the match for his fourth goal as Lyon fought back from three goals down to beat Montpellier 5-4 in Ligue 1 on Saturday.The former Arsenal forward’s goals moved him to the top of the scorers’ list on 24 goals in his first season back in Ligue 1, one ahead of Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain who face Troyes later on Sunday.All of Lacazette’s 4 goals in Lyon’s nutty 5-4 comeback victory vs Montpellier today pic.twitter.com/KtLbQ173Iw— Mohamed (@MoeSquare) May 7, 2023 In an extraordinary game, Elye Wahi also scored four goals for the visitors, who led 4-1 after 55 minutes.Lyon made the most of slips the day before by Lille and Rennes, the teams above them, to lift themselves into the European picture.🇫🇷🔥 Elye Wahi (20) has just scored 4 GOALS in a 15 minute period for Montpellier vs Lyon! pic.twitter.com/BMc0EYtYe2— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) May 7, 2023 The 31-year-old Lacazette, who returned to Lyon last summer after five seasons with Arsenal, headed the home team ahead in the 30 minutes.But Lyon handed Montpellier the advantage with 15 minutes of chaotic defending.Wahi profited from two errors in a minute by midfielder Johann Lepenant and a foul by Dejan Lovren which yielded a penalty before pouncing on another error to chip the ball over goalkeeper Anthony Lopes and run on to put Montpellier 4-1 ahead.Arsenal say it ain’t over yet: Gunners survive a rampage at St James’ ParkLacazette started the fightback in the 59th minute, running onto Bradley Barcola’s cross to score.Lovren headed a goal in the 70th minute and Lacazette equalised from another Barcola cross in the 82nd minute.Nine minutes into added time Lyon’s last chance seemed to have gone when Barcola blazed over. With time up, referee Clement Turpin reviewed the buildup and ruled that Christopher Jullien had wrestled Lacazette to the ground.Lacazette four goals ?Two players on four goals ?Player with 3 assists ?5-4 match ?What a crazy game 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/5YshEc5ygm— Janty (@CFC_Janty) May 7, 2023 The striker drilled home the penalty to complete the comeback.”It’s a game that sums up our season,” said Lopes. “We put ourselves in trouble, but we are lucky to have an extraordinary player in Alexandre.”The result brought Lyon three points behind Lille who occupy fifth place which brings Europa Conference League qualification.© Agence France-PresseLIGUE 1 – MATCHDAY 34SaturdayNice – Rennes 2-1 (0-0)/Laborde 50, Moffi 72 – Bourigeaud 78/Reims – Lille 1-0 (1-0)/Muntesi 21/Lens – Marseille 2-1 (1-0)/Fofana 42, Openda 60 – Payet 88/SundaySCO Angers – Monaco 1-2 (0-1)/Sima 64 – Golovin 45, Boadu 60/Ajaccio – Toulouse 0-0Auxerre – Clermont 1-1 (1-0)/Toure 36 – Khaoui 54/ Lorient – Brest 2-1 (1-0)/Kone 32, 51 – Del Castillo 69 pen/Nantes – Strasbourg 0-2 (0-1)/Diallo 26 pen, Diarra 47/Olympique Lyon – Montpellier 5-4 (1-2)/Lacazette 31, 59, 82, 90+10, Lovren 70 – Wahi 40, 41, 53 pen,55/Troyes – PSG IN PROGRESS
