Alexandre Lacazette took advantage of Lyon’s trip to Glasgow on Thursday evening. The OL captain opened his goals tally this season with a fine double. He took the opportunity to write his name a little more in the history of the Europa League.
Rangers promised a nightmare evening to OL at their Ibrox Stadium. Finally, Thursday evening, the Lyonnais experienced a real waking dream. Pierre Sage’s men won 4-1 in Scotland. If their defense still seemed perfect, their attack was untenable. Great progress for OL after several frustrating weeks from an efficiency point of view. Symbol of this renewal, Alexandre Lacazette scored a double. The Lyon captain scored his first two goals in all competitions. An important step to allow him to regain his cruising speed in Ligue 1.
Lacazette co-top French scorer in C3
But this also allows it to return to the forefront of the European scene. Lacazette had not scored in the European Cup since April 2021 and a Europa League quarter-final with Arsenal at Slavia Prague. Thursday’s double adds to the very favorable statistical lines in C3. Indeed, Lacazette has just reached 24 goals in this competition. As the Olympique and Lyonnais site points out in particular, this now makes him the top French scorer in the Europa League, tied with Kevin Gameiro.
A nice sign of regularity as Lacazette is only starting his 8th season in the Europa League and Kevin Gameiro was in the flagship club of the C3, Sevilla FC. The hunt for records has only just begun for the General. One more goal and he will be Lyon’s top scorer in the European Cup with Juninho (18 goals). Figures which confirm the weight of Lacazette in the history of OL despite a relatively modest record in the Rhône.
