Ramy Bensebaini accentuated his importance to Borussia Monchengladbach as he scored and assisted in a Bundesliga game on Saturday.
The 25-year-old helped fire the German top-flight contenders to a 3-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt when he set up Marcus Thuram for the second goal and then netted his side’s third in the second half.
Football returned to the European country after a hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and it was Gladbach who emerged victorious thanks to a dominant display against Adi Hutters' team.
The hosts had lost three consecutive league games prior to the break, and in the space of 34 seconds after the kickoff, their poor run continued – as Alassane Plea fired past goalkeeper Kevin Trapp after a one-two with Jonas Hofmann.