Former Arsenal duo Alexandre Lacazette & Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang set for Ligue 1 reunion

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (34) and Alexandre Lacazette (32) will reunite when Olympique de Marseille face Olympique Lyonnais at the Vélodrome on Wednesday night, but now on opposite sides of a fierce rivalry, there is no chance for them to rekindle their Arsenal “bromance”. 

Aubameyang and Lacazette sparked a special connection on and off the pitch at Arsenal. The pair played together on 106 occasions for the Gunners with Lacazette describing playing with Aubameyang as “a pleasure”. The Gabonese striker scored an impressive 92 goals in 163 games for Arsenal, whilst Lacazette scored 71 in 206 games for the Premier League side. 

However, Arsenal’s former dynamic duo are struggling in Ligue 1 this season. Aubameyang, following his summer move from Chelsea, has scored just two goals in Ligue 1, however, with four goals in his last two games in all competitions, there are signs that he is beginning to turn a corner. His hat-trick against Ajax last week secured Marseille’s qualification to the Europa League knockout stages. “I hope it will get my adventure at Marseille up and running,” reacted Aubameyang after that hat-trick. 

His former Arsenal teammate is also struggling to produce his best form this season. Only Kylian Mbappé (29) scored more goals than Lacazette (27) in Ligue 1 last season, however, he has not hit the same heights this season. There has been a collective demise at Lyon, with the club currently rock-bottom of Ligue 1 and on their third manager of the season just 13 games in, however, on an individual level, Lacazette’s level has also dropped. 

Lacazette has just three goals in 10 games this season and he hasn’t scored since 8th October. Despite being club captain, the former France international was even