Antoine Lavoisier? Wilfried Singo? Luis Enrique? But who is responsible for the metamorphosis of Gianluigi Donnarumma. Identified as one of the weaknesses in big games since his arrival in Paris in the summer of 2021, the Italian porter is the face (scara) of this European PSG campaign, who qualified for the final of the Champions League this Wednesday at the detriment of Arsenal (2-1). Still monstrous in the face of Gunnersyou had to see Bukayo Saka’s deflected mine on one of his strikes that took the direction of the skylight (64e), and observe it nod with the head from left to right as if to say that there was nothing to do that evening, again, facing the giant of Campania. Arsenal could only benefit from a marquinhade To beat Donnarumma on this double confrontation. Certainly the best goalkeeper in the world at the moment, we could even push by saying that he is the best player on the planet. Is there, currently, more decisive for his team than the Italian?
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As soon as the league phase has been erased, and the couples matches pointed out, the pressure fell, as every year, on the broad shoulders of AC Milan, which will face the historic enemy in the C1 final on May 31 (the first confrontation between the two clubs, moreover). Pointed for his air holes at Arsenal (already) in October, placed on the bench in Munich against Bayern at the end of November (1-0), while Paris was back to the wall during the championship phase, Donnarumma seemed closer to the exit than ever, and the rumors of a departure began to flower everywhere. But the end of year celebrations have done as much good to Désiré Doué, as to Ousmane Dembélé, and to Donnarumma. Like Fabián Ruiz, who finally evolves at his level with Spain, the last rampart of PSG is now as decisive as when he carries the liquette of the National.
« Their man of the match on the two games is their goalkeeper »recognized Mikel Arteta, who used this argument to boast the performance of his men in London and Paris. A little bad faith about interpretation, difficult to prove it wrong with its observation. If no Parisian has underperformed, the Italian, monstrous already against Liverpool and Aston Villa, was clearly the best (even if UEFA did not deign to reward him from the trophy of the match, neither on the outward journey, nor on the return). The influence of Donnarumma’s renewal on the results of PSG proves once again this old adage which wants us to win without a large goalkeeper. In 2020, Paris had a large porter between the posts, in the person of Keylor Navas, and went to the final. Five years later, Gigio finally took over the Costa Rican’s torch in the big games. It is later than expected. But better late than ever.
The former porter of Milan is so stratospheric at the moment that even his coach had his slap to braid for praise at a press conference before this return semi-final: « We are in an extremely important season of the season when we have shown that we are a team. Even if you say that Untel or Soutel plays well, all the players are criticized at some point, I support my team. Counds run and are often negative, I will not position myself on the subject ». Or maybe he was afraid to put too much pressure on his goalkeeper, who has not always been able to bear it? Now, the hero of Anfield is only a victory to prove that he was the porter in Paris needed to change dimension. Finally, the one who changed Donnarumma is Donnarumma. The best player in the world is him. Sorry for the guards of the Ballon d’Or.
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