Lacazette, Wahi score 4 goals each in Lyon's crazy comeback vs. Montpellier

Alexandre Lacazette and Elye Wahi each scored four goals but only one of the strikers saw their team win Sunday as Lyon overturned a three-goal deficit to beat Montpellier 5-4 in a French league match full of twists and turns.

Lacazette completed his quadruple deep in added time from the penalty spot. His shot to the top right corner after he was brought down sparked wild celebrations in the stands that lasted long after the game was over.

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.

“We played with character and managed to come back, with the support of the fans,” Lacazette said.

Lacazette became the league’s top striker, taking his tally for the season to 24 goals as seventh-place Lyon kept alive its hopes of qualifying for a European competition next season.

Montpellier led 4-1 after Wahi completed his own quadruple in the space of 15 minutes. The 20-year-old forward now has 17 league goals. Gifted with speed and great technical skills, Wahi is reportedly sparking interest from Premier League clubs, including Arsenal and Tottenham.

“We are disgusted, we had done the hardest (work),” Montpellier midfielder Jordan Ferri said.

It brought back bitter memories for Montpellier of an epic match the club lost to Marseille in 1998 after leading 4-0 at halftime at the Stade Velodrome. Forty five minutes and five goals later — including two from France international Christophe Dugarry and a stoppage-time penalty by Laurent Blanc — who is now coaching Lyon — Marseille had turned things around to win 5-4.

Lacazette broke the deadlock in the 30th minute on Sunday after an uneventful start to the game but Wahi made the most of two consecutive mistakes from defensive midfielder Johann Lepenant to put Montpellier in the driving seat five minutes before halftime.

Wahi then gave Montpellier a two-goal lead from the penalty spot and completed his quadruple on the counter in the 54th minute.

Whistled by its fans, Lyon did not give up.

Lacazette pulled one back in the 58th before Dejan Lovren headed home a precise cross from Maxence Caqueret. Lacazette scored again in the 81st minute as Montpellier crumbled under pressure and Lyon continued to press to snatch the win in added time.