All the PSG bows to his hero Gianluigi Donnarumma!

Paris Saint-Germain has long believed to relive this evening of March 8, 2017. The one where FC Barcelona, ​​carried by a Grand Neymar, had written one of the most beautiful pages in the history of the Champions League by terrifying the club of the capital (6-1) despite a heavy defeat in the first leg (0-4). The one where the toilers had finally democratized the term raised by overthrowing the band of Unai Emery after a crazy scenario. So, this Tuesday evening, when they find his former club, the Spanish technician – beaten (1-3) at the Parc des Princes last week – necessarily started to dream of such a scenario. This time in his favor. Ambitious and ready to overthrow mountains in a flying park villa, the ex-coach of Arsenal and Villarreal quickly saw his plan exploded in full flight.

Showered by two lightning counters and two goals signed Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes (11th, 27th), Emery then certainly expected to experience a new disappointment. It was without counting on the perseverance of his flocks and the (very) great Parisian fragility. Plusted by a Vitinha very much below his standards, a nuno Mendes scorer but generally very fragile or even a Willian Pacho symbolizing the difficulties encountered by the central hinge, PSG finally almost was carried away by the storm. Youri Tielemans, just before the break, then John McGinn and Ezri Konsa in the space of two minutes thus banged the Parisian ship.

A new masterclass after Liverpool

To stop the hemorrhage, Paris – which had just dilapidated almost all of its comfortable advance (5-1 on the double confrontation after 27 minutes, 5-4 in the 57th) – then was looking for its Savior and Gianluigi Donnarumma appeared. Already decisive at 2-2 by pushing from a magnificent tap the powerful strike from Rashford (57th), just before the third goal of Aston Villa, the last Italian bulwark then released the very big game by offering a reflex stop to divert a head at close range from Youri Tielemans (60th) before winning his face with a certain … Marco Asensio, returned a few minutes earlier. So many decisive stops – five in total – ultimately allowing PSG to preserve the essentials and relieve an entire club.

“The champion teams always have keys rescues when it takes. It takes more and more value in order. We really need a big goalkeeper, it shows its value ”noted Marquinhos at the microphone of Canal +. Already heroic during the eighth finals return against Liverpool, with in particular two judgments during the penalty shootout in Anfield, the native of Castellammare di Stabia has once again answered present, despite the numerous criticisms issued about it in recent months. “We know the goalkeeper we have. He showed it tonight. Many people doubt him, but we never doubted him. He is one of the best guards in the world, we are happy that he is at PSG. We hope it will stay with us for a long time ”also rejoiced Achraf Hakimi.

“Like the rest of the team: Sen – SA – TIO – NNEL (in French)”for his part, Luis Enrique, when judging the match of his goalkeeper at a press conference. Credited by an 8 by the FM editorial staff and logically elected man of the match, the International Transalpin (72 selections), also praised by his teammate Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in the mixed zone, finally put everyone in agreement and even his most faithful detractors … “He was also part of the band of losers to be failing in great moments. Tonight, the fact that it is so solid and displays this solidity, it is a rather positive message. You can count on him “recognized in this sense the editorialist Daniel Riolo in After Foot. Passed very close to the industrial disaster, PSG can, in fact, say a big thank you to its latest rampart or rather: Grazie Mille Gigio.