Ole Gunnar Solkjaer of PSG is Gonçalo Ramos. Once again put on the bench by Luis Enrique for the Champions Trophy relocated to Kuwait, this Thursday evening, the Portuguese striker (22 caps, 10 goals) finally saved his team at the gong. While the Parisians thought they were giving up a second consecutive time against their sworn enemy, Fabian Ruiz’s replacement, who came on in the 89th minute of play, finally offered his team a decisive penalty shootout.
At the end of a brilliant action and just 13 seconds after the face-to-face missed by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the former Benfica scorer took advantage of a perfect header from Bradley Barcola to shoot Geronimo Rulli at point blank range and give hope to the reigning European champions. A very precious goal since a few minutes later, PSG were exultant on the lawn of the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium. First shooter in this penalty shootout, Ramos had also launched the hostilities perfectly before the Golden Boy, Désiré Doué, sealed the Ile-de-France success.
“Ramos Time” arrives in Paris
So yes, we should certainly not forget the XXL performance achieved by Lucas Chevalier, decisive on his line and author of two saves in the final exercise of the evening, but what can we say about the Parisian number 9. Always praised, (almost) never started (9 times out of 25), the 24-year-old center forward has struck again. Enough to attract the praise of his trainer. “Today I could congratulate Gonçalo Ramos who is a soldier, an incredible player, an incredible person, he doesn’t have a minute, he is always there. When I tell him to get on the pitch for two, three minutes, he’s incredible.”admitted the Spanish technician at the microphone of League 1+.
A formidable efficiency also confirmed in the figures since Ramos scored six of his last ten goals with PSG from the 90th minute, or 28% of his achievements in this time interval. X-factor of the European champions, the Lusitanian – often announced as leaving in recent months – continues to improve every minute spent on the pitch. Enough to settle permanently in the French capital? Enough, in any case, to fill the hearts of the Red and Blue.
