“Not a hand error”, Costil defends Donnarumma!

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

Guest of RMC Mercato on Twitch, Benoît Costil returned to the performance of Gianluigi Donnarumma during PSG-Liverpool as part of the knockout round of the Champions League (0-1).

Not solicited throughout the game, the Italian porter failed to rule out Harvey Eliott's attempt at the end of the match (86th). Some observers believe that the Parisian did not have his hand firm enough to spread the shooting of the Reds attacking midfielders.

However, for Benoit Costil, the Italian did not make a hand error. “You can't say that it is a hand error or that the goal is because of Donnarumma. It is a more difficult ball than you think. These are situations that deserve to be discussed and analyzed between him and his goalkeeper coach to see how it could have been better managed. he said on RMC.

Before continuing his words: “These are super complicated situations. He is on his trip on the left side, but he takes a opposite strike. Now Donnarumma is very large. If he had stopped a little before, would it allow him to have more likely to stop the
ball ? But the attacker can put it between him and the post. We cannot say that it is Donnarumma's fault or judge this situation because there was an exceptional goalkeeper in front of him, a world reference that has made a remarkable match. It's a bit hard to sanction it because Alisson makes an XXL match. »»