Alexandre Lacazette and Rayan Cherki during OL – ASSE. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP)
With 8 goals, Alexandre Lacazette is OL's top scorer today. But unlike recent seasons, the competition is not far away.
Since his return, he must have felt very alone at his altitude. Indeed, with 61 goals scored in two and a half seasons, Alexandre Lacazette has lost none or almost nothing of his surface fox talent. But he was too alone to accomplish this task. At OL, the second best directors in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 were named Bradley Stagger (7 achievements in total) and Jake O'Brien (5).
Meanwhile, the Rhone captain finished with 31 and 22 goals in all competitions. It may be difficult for him to do as well in the 2024-2025 financial year, even if with the Europa League, he will have opportunities. The most important thing is that he found teammates to replace him. Because yes, with 8 achievements in 20 appearances, the former Gunner is not quite up to his midterm standards.
Mikautadze and Fofana on the podium
But what matters is that Olympique Lyonnais is on target. And if Lacazette did not particularly panic the counters, especially at the start of the season, his friends did the job. We can always aim higher, but with Georges Mikautadze (7 goals) and Malick Breathe (7) on the podium, they are already doing as well, or even better, than their predecessors.
Furthermore, behind it, other elements are not that far away. We of course think of Rayan Cherki (5 achievements), and a little to Saïd Benrahma (3). The score is much better distributed, since eight additional players have registered their names on the scoreboard: Corentin Tolisso, AbnerNicolas TagliaficoGift Orban (2), Ainsley Maitland-NilesJordan VeretoutBlowing Caleta-Car and Ernest Nuamah (1).
13 different scorers
After 22 outings, Pierre Sage already relies on 13 different directors. For comparison, there were 16 recorded over the entire 2023-2024 season, and the same number in 2022-2023. We will have to see if the score continues to be as well shared in the second part of the year, but by maintaining this pace, Lacazette and the Lyon gunners will certainly do their team good.
