Lacazette, Wahi each score four in 9-goal thriller; PSG wins
Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette, front, celebrates scoring his side's 2nd goal during the French League One soccer match between Lyon and Rennes at the Groupama stadium, in Decines, near Lyon, France, Sunday, April 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Laurent Cipriani]
Alexandre Lacazette and Elye Wahi each scored four goals but only one of the strikers saw their team win as Lyon overturned a three-goal deficit to beat Montpellier 5-4 in a dramatic French league match. Lacazette completed his quadruple deep in added time from the penalty spot. It was the first time in the league that both teams had one of their players scoring at least four goals since Reims beat Monaco 8-4 in 1974. Lacazette joined France star Kylian Mbappé as the league’s top striker this season. Mbappé scored his 24th league goal during PSG’s 3-1 win at Troyes after a turbulent week for the defending champion which included Lionel Messi’s suspension after an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia.
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PSG's Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the French League One soccer match between Troyes and Paris Saint Germain, at the Stade de l'Aube, in Troyes, France, Sunday, May 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
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PSG's Kylian Mbappe, left, runs with the ball past Troyes' Andreas Bruus during the French League One soccer match between Troyes and Paris Saint Germain, at the Stade de l'Aube, in Troyes, France, Sunday, May 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
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PSG's Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the French League One soccer match between Troyes and Paris Saint Germain, at the Stade de l'Aube, in Troyes, France, Sunday, May 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
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