Lacazette saved a point for Lyon

A double in the last seven minutes achieved by Alexandre Lacazette allowed Laurent Blanc’s Lyon to avoid defeat at Lille’s ground and score an important point (3-3), as well as continuing to dream of a place in Europe.

A dream that seemed to come to nothing for the visitors when in the 95th minute the referee signaled a fall inside the Lyon area by Jonathan Bamba as a penalty.

However, when the Algerian Adam Ounas was ready to take the maximum penalty, the referee was required by VAR and after reviewing the images, he reversed his first decision and annulled the penalty.

A decision that allowed Lyon to breathe and, above all, Lacazettewho in just ten minutes became the star, after making changes for the unnecessary penalty he took in the 79th minute and allowed Lille to reach a clear 3-1 lead, with the double meaning the last tie.

Lacazette, who entered the field in the 72nd minute for a gray Rayan Cherki, seemed to condemn his team to defeat by cutting out a lateral freekick by Remy Cabella with an ill-timed and unnecessary handball.

A penalty that striker Jonathan David did not miss to complete a hat-trick (3-1), which allowed the Canadian international to seize first place from Kylian Mbappé among the top scorers of the French championship.

But when everything seemed more in Lille’s favor, the figure of Lacazette appeared, who amended and, somehow, his mistake with two goals in the 83rd and 89th minutes that established the final 3-3.

In fact, Lacazette had a good chance in extension to give victory to Olympique de Lyon, which after a few minutes saw them again on the ropes with a penalty, which in the end was not, and which would have removed the Laurent Blanc’s men. a key point in their European aspirations.