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Donnarumma, from massacred to phenomenon, now France adores him: For the Ballon d'Or

2025-04-30 17:56:16Sport SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Donnarumma, from massacred to phenomenon, now France adores him: For the Ballon
Gigio Donnarumma

In almost four years at PSG he has won everything in France, but has often and willingly ended up in the target of critics for some excessive mistake. Gigio Donnarumma, however, has never given up, has continued to work hard and with his extraordinary performances has almost led PSG to the Champions League final. The return match still remains to be played, but if PSG did not concede a goal against Arsenal yesterday it is above all thanks to him, for the two extraordinary interventions on Martinelli in the first half and on Trossard in the second half. Now they even consider him a contender for the Ballon d'Or, if PSG wins the Champions League.

ENGLAND TURNED HIM INTO A SUPERHERO

On the other side of the Channel, the national team goalkeeper transforms and gives his best: this is well known to English fans, who left Wembley with their heads bowed after the Euro 2020 final, but also to those of Liverpool and Aston Villa, whose European ambitions were sunk by Gigio's miracles.

At Anfield, Donnarumma made two crucial tackles on Luis Diaz and Szoboszlai in regulation time, before mesmerizing Darwin Nunez and Jones in the penalty shootout. At the end of the match, he received the deserved MVP award from UEFA, but also gave a sharp response to the attacks on the goal conceded in the first leg by Elliott: “I see a lot of criticism from some, if you can call them journalists. They talk without knowing what the profession of a goalkeeper is,” he was exasperated. “In the first leg we conceded a shot on goal and a goal and immediately they think it’s my fault. But I smile, work and try to help the team.”

Even more extraordinary in the second leg of the quarter-finals in Birmingham, with three true miracles against Rashford, Tielemans and Asensio, which confirmed that between the posts he is the best in the world.

A SEASON tainted with blunders

But this season has not been all sunshine. It was in the Champions League group stage against Arsenal that Donnarumma hit his lowest point, with a double blunder on goals by Havertz and Saka. Then, at the end of November against Bayern Munich, came the first bench in the Champions League for technical reasons: Luis Enrique gave priority to Matvey Safonov because he was better with the ball at his feet, but the Russian goalkeeper did not repay his trust, becoming the negative protagonist, turning a simple corner kick into an assist for Kim. A defeat that, in retrospect, changed PSG's European performance for the better: Donnarumma returned to goal, let the criticism slide and became the most important man in the Parisians' march.

A LEADER WITH A CONTRACT TOWARDS THE END

At just 26 years old, Donnarumma is a point of reference in the PSG locker room, as Vitinha's gesture showed: the Portuguese, named MVP by UEFA against Arsenal, published a photo on social media at the end of the match where he posed with the former Milan player holding the small trophy in his hand and adding a more than symbolic caption: "Real MVP." Even fans on social media are rightly praising him, clear proof that in the world of football, in an instant, from star to dirt and vice versa.

There remains, then, the issue of renewing the contract that expires in June 2026: the parties have been talking for a long time, but the negotiations are at a standstill. Who knows if after these recent miracles, PSG will not give a quick boost to the talks. Also because losing such a Donnarumma would be the most sensational own goal possible.


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