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Why is Donnarumma so good at saving penalties?

By Astrid Sorensen | Updated on 2025-03-12 11:25:43

It is the life of a goalkeeper.

One day you are the villain. The next, you are the hero.

Gianluigi Donnarumma was blamed by some for Paris St-Germain's defeat by Liverpool last week, allowing Harvey Elliot's 88th-minute effort - the Reds' only shot on target - to slip in.

At the other end, the Italian's opposite number Alisson produced the "performance of his career" as he single-handedly kept the French side at bay in Paris.

On Tuesday night, the tables turned.

Italy's Donnarumma was the hero, saving two of Liverpool's three penalties in a shootout to send his side through to the Champions League quarter-finals.

"The first game belonged to Alisson, the second game belonged to Donnarumma," said PSG boss Luis Enrique.