Last Saturday, Luis Enrique had a surprise in store for him. Facing Racing Club de Lens, during the tenth day of Ligue 1, the Paris Saint-Germain coach chose to start Matvey Safonov. However, Gianluigi Donnarumma was not injured.
In a post-match press conference, the Spanish technician gave the reasons for the Russian’s tenure to the detriment of the Italian. “I knew the difficulty we were going to encounter against the Lens pressure: very high pressure, one-on-one, with the goalkeeper as the only free player”explained the former coach of La Roja.
Donnarumma is favorite to play against Atlético
Wednesday evening, PSG will host Atlético de Madrid on the fourth day of the Champions League. For this crucial meeting, could Luis Enrique start the former Krasnodar player again? According to The Teamhe has been thinking for several weeks about changing the hierarchy in this particularly complex position.
Last season, the Asturian had already sat down
Gianluigi Donnarumma on the substitutes’ bench during the championship match preceding the Champions League round of 16 first leg against Real Sociedad. Ditto just before the quarter-final at the Parc des Princes against FC Barcelona.
