TFC lost in Lisbon against Benfica this Thursday evening in the first leg of the Europa League play-off (2-1). At the last second.
Moribund in Ligue 1, TFC knows how to shine on the European scene this season. After obtaining the scalp of the great Liverpool during the group stage of the Europa League, the Haut-Garonne club almost signed another beautiful page in its continental history, by holding Benfica in check at home in Lisbon. Just a handful of seconds…
Hardly the favorite of this confrontation, Toulouse was certainly dominated by its host of the day, suffering no less than 26 shots on its cage, but the men of Carles Martinez were able to push the Lisbonnes to their limits, until holding the match to a draw. the start of my extension.
Di Maria merciless
When Di Maria opened the score from a penalty in fact (1-0, 68e), the Violets were able to respond with a nice recovery in the box from Desler (1-1, 75e). Only Benfica pushed and ended up obtaining a final chance – a new penalty conceded out of naivety and transformed once again by Di Maria (2-1, 90e+8). With the expulsion of Mawissa Elebi in addition…
In a week, TFC will have the opportunity to turn the tide in its Stadium, with its home crowd as reinforcements. It will then be time to think back to the feat of last November 9 against the Reds.
