EX-ARSENAL star Alexandre Lacazette was the hero as Lyon fought back from 4-1 down to win.
The striker scored a 100th-minute winner to leave Lyon just three points off a European place.
Alexandre Lacazette scored four goals in Lyon’s remarkable comeback
Montpellier’s Elye Wahi also scored four goals
Lacazette opened the scoring just after the half-hour mark but Montpellier hit back with a quick-fire double from Elye Wahi to lead at half-time.
The 20-year-old Frenchman repeated the trick after the break to put his side in the ascendency – but Lacazette was not finished.
He scored six minutes later to spark a comeback with former Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren also getting in on the act.
But with ten minutes left Montpellier were still ahead and incredibly Wahi almost scored a fifth – his effort whistled just wide of the post.
Lyon and Lacazette would not lie down however and the 31-year-old equalised with a pinpoint finish following Bradley Barcola’s cutback.
The home side piled on the pressure and came close to a goal in added time – but Montpellier appeared to have done enough to hang onto a point.
That was until Lacazette was bundled over in the box, with referee Bastien Dechepy pointing to the spot after reviewing the incident on the VAR monitor.
Lacazette kept his cool to fire the penalty into the top corner and send the stadium into bedlam.
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The former Arsenal forward is now the top scorer in Ligue Un this season with 24 goals.
