
Donnaroma, the king of penalty shootout leads the Parisian to a quarter of the heroes, March 11, 2025 (Julian Fennie)
Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnaroma (26 years old) kidnapped the spotlight in the Champions League final, after his team led Paris Saint-Germain to beat Liverpool with a penalty shootout (4-1), as this qualification came after the end of the original and additional time with the same result for the first leg (1-0).
The former Milan goalkeeper re -considered himself, after suffering sharp criticism, following the goal that Liverpool scored during the first leg, which allowed the English team to win on the ground of the “Park de Brans” stadium, and this result seemed sufficient for the leaders of the English Premier League to go to the return match, at its stadium, with comfort and ensuring qualification easily, but the course of the match came completely different, after Donnaroma starred in a remarkable way In the face of the second leg, and he performed a distinguished performance, a virtuous Liverpool attackers from scoring any goal for 120 minutes.
The Italian goalkeeper confirmed his skill during the penalty shootout, as he successfully tackled two penalty kicks from Uruguayan Darwin Nunez (25 years old) and the Englishman Curtis Jones (24 years), which contributed to his team’s 4-1 victory in the penalty shootout, to give the Parisi the crossing card to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
This match was reinforced by Donaroma in penalty shootouts, as he achieved six wins out of seven confrontations that were settled through a penalty shootout, and his only loss in this context was against Nice in the French Cup in 2022, when the match ended in a negative tie, before Paris Saint-Germain fell with a penalty shootout (5-6).
The most prominent moments of Donnaroma’s brilliance in confronting the penalty shootout, during his football career, was the one in the final of the European Nations Championship 2020, when the Italian team led to crowning the title at the expense of England at Wembley Stadium, and the “Parisian goalkeeper” played an important role, by addressing two penalty kicks by Gadoun Sancho and Bukayo Saka, giving Italy to the European title after years of years after years of years after years Wait.
Donnaroma is currently among the best goalkeepers in the world, and these numbers come to enhance his position and hold his name one of the most prominent players in his position. It also gives him a strong pressure card during his contract renewal negotiations with Paris Saint -Germain, especially in light of the increasing interest from several international clubs that seeks to include him.