Saturday evening, Olympique Lyonnais carried out a very good operation by beating Lille (2-1) on the occasion of the 28th day of
Ligue 1. A victory that allows the Rhone club to be catapulted in fourth place in the ranking.
Preferred to Georges Mikautadze, Alexandre Lacazette contributed to this success by scoring the goal of equalization on penalty, which he had caused himself. This is his 157th goal in the French championship since the start of his professional career in 2008.
The 33 -year -old Lyonnais striker thus exceeds Jean-Pierre Papin. The 1991 Ballon d'Or had scored 156 goals in the first division during the eight seasons of its career spent in France. First at Olympique de Marseille between 1986 and 1992 then at the Girondins de Bordeaux between 1996 and 1998.
The best scorers in the history of Ligue 1:
1. Delio Onnis (299 goals)
2. Bernard Lacombe (255 goals)
3. Hervé Revelli (216 goals)
4. Roger Courtois (210 goals)
5. Thadée Cisowski (206 goals)
6. Roger Piantoni (203 goals)
7. Kylian Mbappé (191 goals)
8. Joseph Ujlaki (190 goals)
9. Fleury Di Nallo (187 goals)
10. Carlos Bianchi (179 goals).
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18. Alexandre Lacazette (157 goals)
19. Jean-Pierre Papin (156 goals)
Alexandre Lacazette had returned to Olympique Lyonnais in 2022. Few winning returns in the history of football. Author of 67 goals in the Rhodanian jersey, the tricolor international is one of those who have managed to carry out this challenge.
