On Thursday evening, the last match of the seventeenth round of "Ligue 1" was played. Lyon, the home team, faced off against the mid-table team "Reims".
Hubert Fournier's players took the lead already in the sixth minute when Corentin Tolisso scored a goal. However, half an hour later, Benjamin Moukandjo, who has been in excellent form lately, equalized.
As the intense and evenly matched game unfolded, it seemed like the winner wouldn't be determined until the end, as neither team managed to score more goals until the end of the second half. But in the final minutes, Alexandre Lacazette had the final say. The Lyon forward, after a pass from Christophe Jallet, brought the team three crucial points.
The multiple-time champions of France continue to occupy the third place with 30 points, but after the draw between Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain, they managed to get closer to the leaders. Now Lyon is four points behind the second place and five points behind the first. However, they are closely followed by Saint-Etienne, who are only one point behind, and by Rennes and Bordeaux, who are two points behind.
Alexandre Lacazette, after his performance in this game, has already scored eleven goals and has caught up with Marseille's player Andre-Pierre Gignac in the list of top scorers.
Result:
"Lyon" 2 - 1 "Reims" [1-0] 6' Corentin Tolisso [1-1] 36' Benjamin Moukandjo [2-1] 90' Alexandre Lacazette
