At only 26 years old, Kylian Mbappé, already top scorer in the history of PSG (256 goals all competitions), left to break all the records of French players. The Real Madrid star striker, who compiles 33 goals this season with Real, including 22 in Liga, is 213 goals scored within the five major championships. He is ready to catch up with Hervé Revelli (216 goals), Thierry Henry (233 goals) and Bernard Lacombe (255 goals) in this classification of scorers in the European championship, Karim Benzema (281 goals) being a little further.
Bernard Lacombe is a sacred legend of the French D1. He only knew this hexagonal division in all his career, by being a marking machine at Olympique Lyonnais from 1971 to 1978 then at the Girondins de Bordeaux from 1979 to 1987 (he evolved during the 1978-1979 season at AS Saint-Etienne). The one who was then Jean-Michel Aulas' right-hand man with the Gones is the second top scorer in the French championship with 255 goals scored. His status as a dolphin of Karim Benzema seems in danger.
Mbappé is only 42 goals in the league to make up for Lacombe and Alexandre Lacazette returned to 43 units. Top scorer in Ligue 1 in 2014-2015 and author of as many achievements during his return between Rhône and Saône in 2022-2023, “Laca” scored his 12th goal in Ligue 1 last Sunday against Auxerre. Here he is at 212 achievements in the five major championships, he who completed his five years in Arsenal with 54 goals In 158 outings with the Gunners.
Lacombe threatened by Lacazette
At 33, Lacazette saw her last weeks at Olympique Lyonnais, where John Textor is forced to massively reduce the payroll. Nemanja Matic and Corentin Tolisso, the other two largest wages of the workforce of Paulo Fonseca, must also go during the offseason. But the former French international can very well continue his career in another major championship of the old continent. He will have the opportunity to return to Bernard Lacombe only if he stacks the goals for two or three seasons. Mission Impossible? Not that much.
Alexandre Lacazette certainly no longer has the physical to shine in England and Germany, but could largely make the nets tremble in Italy and Spain. In Serie A, he would do an experienced scorer even for the biggest clubs in Calcio, who are still looking to stack offensive assets (Inter A for example five attackers for two positions). Fabio Grosso could also offer him a challenge to Sassuolo, who validated his rise in the elite. And football practiced in liga could largely make the delight of “Laca”. The veterans Iago Aspas (36) and Kike Garcia (35) are still pulling out of the game.
