Trailing 4-1 after a quadruple from Elye Wahi, Lyon managed to win 5-4 thanks to Alexandre Lacazette, who also scored four goals on Sunday at Groupama Stadium.
A completely insane scenario. At the end of a crazy meeting, Olympique Lyonnais overthrew Montpellier, Sunday May 7, at Groupama Stadium to win 5-4. Author of four goals, Alexandre Lacazette gave the victory to his team on a penalty after additional time. But he is not the only one to have scored a quadruple since Montpellier’s Elye Wahi achieved the same performance. While the last quadruple scored in Ligue 1 dates back to that of Kylian Mbappé in October 2018, it is the first time since May 1974 that the two teams have seen one of their players score at least four goals (Bianchi and Onnis during Reims- Monaco; 8-4).
At the start of the second half, Olympique Lyonnais was at the bottom of the hole. After Alexandre Lacazette’s opener (1-0, 31st), Elye Wahi had taken the light. In less than fifteen minutes, straddling the two periods, the young 20-year-old striker scored the first quadruple in the history of the MHSC in Ligue 1. He showed realism while taking advantage of Lyon’s errors: first those coarse and in quick succession of Johann Lepenant (40th and 41st), by transforming a penalty caused by Dejan Lovren (53rd) then by dribbling Anthony Lopes, released in a hazardous manner (55th).
Led 4-1, the Gones received boos from Groupama Stadium in which a vindictive banner was deployed: “Big stadium, big budget, big claims: when will there be a big trophy cabinet and a real mentality?”
Laurent Blanc’s men finally managed to rebel in the footsteps of their “general” Lacazette, well helped by Bradley Barcola, who delivered three assists to his captain. The now top scorer in Ligue 1 (24 goals) first reduced the gap (4-2, 59th), followed by Dejan Lovren (4-3, 70th).
White, an air of deja vu
In the last ten minutes, Alexandre Lacazette brought the game into another dimension. First by equalizing at 4-4 (82nd) then, therefore, by transforming a penalty that the referee signaled with the help of the VAR (90th + 10). “This quadruple is my first, I will remember it all my life. We make collective mistakes, we pay them cash but afterwards we knew how to have a lot of character to come back. The support of the stadium was very importantly, it’s a great win for the club.” welcomed the striker.
An issue that must have brought back memories to the Lyon coach. In 1998, Laurent Blanc had already crucified Montpellier by scoring, also from a penalty, the winning goal while his team, OM, was trailing 4-0 at half-time.
“It’s a game that totally sums up our season, noted Anthony Lopes, at the microphone of Canal +, after the final whistle. We get into the shit on our own, we lose 4-1, even in the stadium I saw people leave. We are lucky to have an extraordinary player. It feels good, it shows the strength of character we have.”
Beyond the crazy scenario, Olympique Lyonnais made a very good operation by returning to only three points from Lille, 5th, which holds the last qualifying place for the European Cup. With five wins in their last six games, Lyon have the momentum in their favor and have reason to believe in it.
