Lyon back to third in Ligue 1 with home win over Reims

Olympique Lyon's French forward Alexandre Lacazette (R) celebrates after scoring next to Lyon's French forward Nabil Fekir (L) against Stade de Reims.

Paris, Dec 5 (IANS) Ligue 1 top scorer Alexandre Lacazette struck a late winner to send French club Lyon back into the third place by defeating Reims 2-1.

Corentin Tolisso opened scoring for the hosts Thursday with a close-range header, connecting Nabil Fekir's pass, just six minutes into the game, but Benjamin Moukandjo equalised on 36 minutes, reports Xinhua.

It seemed to ensure an impressive away point for Reims before Lacazette's shot, from a tight angle, hit the top corner of the visitors' net at the 90th minute, confirming the victory for the home team. It was Lacazette's 12th league goal this season.

With the seventh straight home win, Lyon move up to third with just one point clear of their Rhone Valley rivals Satin-Etienne.

Fournier's side slipped to sixth after St Etienne, Rennes and Bordeaux all collected points earlier in this week. It was also the first reunion of Lyon coach Hubert Fournier with his former team Reims before he left for Lyon this summer.