Former Benfica man at it again, shines in PSG - Toulouse | OneFootball

PSG were one of the first teams in European football to return to action after the international break. Last Friday, April 3, the French side hosted and beat Toulouse 3-1 in a match where they were helped by a familiar old face to Benfica fans.

After failing to score for the national team, where he pointed to difficulties against Mexico, Gonçalo Ramos once again played the hero for PSG, coming off the bench to help seal the win at the Parc des Princes in another Ligue 1 matchday, thus strengthening their lead in the competition.

Aside from Nuno Mendes, the rest of the Portuguese contingent, which also includes former Benfica man João Neves as well as former Porto player Vitinha, started on the bench, and it was from there that they saw PSG take the lead through Ousmane Dembélé in the 23rd minute. However, four minutes later, Toulouse responded and equalised (1-1).

However, in the first half, which was a real rollercoaster, Ousmane Dembélé struck again in the 33rd minute and put the Paris side back in front, with the 2-1 scoreline remaining until half-time. In the second half, the goal that put the game to bed, scored by Gonçalo Ramos, only came at 90+2', when the former Benfica forward hit a shot from outside the box that ended up in the opposition net.

"After every international break, it is very complicated, very difficult, and you have to understand that to win trophies, you need a lot of players. Today we showed that, regardless of who plays, everyone did an excellent job. Today, I would like to highlight Ramos. He plays only 5 minutes, scores a goal, and it is tough because he does not play much and always shows me that I was wrong [or that I made a mistake]", said Luis Enrique after the match, when speaking about the former Benfica striker.

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