Ousmane Dembélé scored a brace as Paris Saint-Germain defeated Toulouse 3-1 at Parc des Princes, opening Ligue 1 matchday 28 and moving four points clear of second-placed Lens. Gonçalo Ramos sealed the win late on, despite errors from goalkeeper Matvei Safonov.
Paris Saint-Germain secured a 3-1 victory over Toulouse FC at Parc des Princes on Friday evening, kicking off Ligue 1's 28th matchday. Ousmane Dembélé, returning from a calf injury and the Ballon d'Or holder, shone with a brace—his fourth goal in four starts across competitions and fourth such brace in seven Ligue 1 starts this season, bringing his overall tally to 14 goals and 8 assists.
Dembélé opened the scoring in the 23rd minute with a stunning left-footed volley from the edge of the box. Toulouse equalized four minutes later via Rasmus Nicolaisen's looping header from a corner, after Safonov fumbled the delivery. Moments earlier, in the 26th minute, Safonov had misjudged a through ball, allowing a lob cleared by Illya Zabarnyi.
Dembélé restored the lead in the 33rd minute, prodding in Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's nod-down from Lee Kang-in's corner. Substitute Gonçalo Ramos wrapped up the points in the 92nd minute, curling Nuno Mendes's pass via the post. Mendes impressed trialed as left winger by Luis Enrique.
PSG dominated with 72% possession, 1.79 expected goals (Toulouse 0.16), marking their fourth straight win across competitions and first home league victory since February 21. Achraf Hakimi started his 200th appearance post-ban, amid absences including Fabian Ruiz (knee) and Bradley Barcola (ankle). Lucas Beraldo slotted adequately into midfield, while Désiré Doué worked hard defensively but faltered on decisions and dribbles.
Paris mayor Emmanuel Grégoire attended, invited by Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, signaling better ties over Parc des Princes issues.
Ninth-placed Toulouse, coached by Carles Martínez Novell, had one shot on target, remain winless in 15 games vs PSG since 2024, and have lost four of five recent league away matches.
