Luis Enrique explains why Donnarumma was benched against Bayern
Liam Carter
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
Yesterday, PSG suffered a 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
In a surprising move, Luis Enrique opted to start Matvei Safonov in goal instead of Gianluigi Donnarumma. After the match, the PSG head coach explained his decision to leave the Italian goalkeeper on the bench.
Quote: "We knew we would face challenges with their pressing, and in such cases, the only free player is often the goalkeeper. Every player needs to know how to play, and I want Safonov, Donnarumma, and Tenas to always be ready. For me, this is a message that applies to every position, and today Safonov gave us numerical superiority.
In this match, we needed the goalkeeper to help us play out from the back under the opponent’s press," Enrique explained.
Reminder: Donnarumma was on the bench not only for the match against Bayern but also in PSG’s Ligue 1 game, where they secured a 3-0 victory over Toulouse.
