Ligue 1 Roundup: Canada’s Jonathan David becomes Lille leading goalscorer
LILLE, France — Canadian striker Jonathan David notched a hat trick for Lille to turn out to be the highest scorer within the French league and Lyon substitute Alexandre Lacazette netted two late objectives to salvage a 3-3 draw on Friday.
David raised his league tally to 19, yet one more than Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe. The solely participant from Europe’s high 5 leagues with extra objectives than the Canadian this season is Manchester City’s Erling Haaland (27).
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The 23-year-old from Ottawa additionally turned Lille’s high goal-scorer within the twenty first century with 53, shifting previous Belgium star Eden Hazard’s 50. David surpassed the mark in 125 video games, in comparison with 194 for Hazard, who now performs for Real Madrid.
David is the primary Lille participant to attain three objectives or extra in a Ligue 1 sport since Nicolas Pepe did it in opposition to Amiens in September 2018.
Lille remained in sixth place, degree on factors with Rennes within the final European spot, whereas Lyon moved into eighth place on purpose distinction.
David, who has 22 objectives in 38 appearances for Canada, put the host forward within the forty sixth minute by changing a low cross from Jonathan Bamba.
The Canadian devoted his purpose to Tiago Djalo, who suffered a season-ending knee harm in opposition to Lens final weekend, by holding up his teammate’s shirt to the gang.
David then doubled the lead with a penalty within the 61st after Rayan Cherki’s cynical foul on Gabriel Gudmundsson.
Lyon capitalized on a poor clearance from Benjamin Andre to drag one again within the sixty fourth when Bradley Barcola fired house a diagonal strike.
David restored Lille’s two-goal lead by sending Lyon goalkeeper Remy Riou the flawed method from one other spot kick within the 79th after Lacazette moved his arm to dam a free kick from Remy Cabella.
In his return from a hamstring harm, Lacazette redeemed himself by heading a cross from Sael Kumbedi into the underside nook to make it 3-2 within the 83rd.
The former Arsenal striker equalized within the 89th by guiding the ball into the highest nook after Barcola’s cutback.
It may have gone both method within the closing minutes. Lacazette volleyed huge within the second minute of stoppage time and Lille had a penalty canceled within the final seconds after a video assessment confirmed minimal contact between Bamba and Kumbedi.
On Saturday, league chief PSG visits Brest and Rennes faces Auxerre.
