Lyon captain Alexandre Lacazette scored a wonder goal as he and Malick Fofana scored twice in a punishing 4-1 Europa League defeat for Rangers at Ibrox.
Vlacav Cerny missed a sitter that would have given Rangers an early lead, with Lyon going in front moments later through Fofana’s cool finish after Rayan Cherki’s excellent close control and assist.
Rangers hit back almost instantaneously with Tom Lawrence getting his second goal in consecutive games. The midfielder capitalised after Cyriel Dessers failed to convert following a disastrous Corentin Tolisso header back toward goal.
But Lyon were back in front before the game reached the midway point after Connor Barron’s blind pass was latched on to by Fofana, who dribbled towards the area and squared for Lacazette to calmly slot home.
The highlight of the first half was still to come with Lacazette scoring a screamer from outside of the box.
The Lyon skipper cut across from the left before unleashing with a right-footed effort that flew across Jack Butland and into the top corner in first-half added time.
Fofana bundled home Lyon’s fourth in the second half, and the French side could have scored even more on what proved to be a tough night for Rangers at Ibrox.
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