9 biggest goalkeeping mistakes in Champions League history (ranked) | OneFootball

Arguably, on his day, the best goalkeeper in the world, the gargantuan Italian seems to consume the entire 24ft x 8ft net, rendering a striker’s job almost impossible. That said, mistakes plague us all, and the iconically named, 6’5 shot-stopper is no exception to that rule. During a Champions League second-leg round-of-16 tie between the Galacticos of Real Madrid and the all-stars of PSG, Ancelotti’s Los Blancos were trailing by two goals. In this game’s instance, it wasn’t over until it was over, especially not as far as Real Madrid were concerned. Attempting to deal with a routine back pass, the Italy international was caught in possession by the seasoned Benzema who pressed the under-pressure goalkeeper so expertly that he knocked it across his own goal into the path of Vinicius Junior who squared it to his teammate who casually knocked it home. Unfortunately, it appeared that Donnarumma’s mistake on the hour-mark was the catalyst that revitalised and galvanised Madrid, who would go on to win the game 3-1, with Benzema bagging all three.