Gianluigi Donnarumma was struck in the face while coming out for the loose ball. (Image: Getty)
PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was left bloodied after a gruesome incident in his side’s game with Monaco. In the first-half of the Ligue 1 clash, the Italian international came out of his goal as home defender Wilfried Singo moved into the box.
Donnarumma, 25, did enough to thwart the full-back, getting down low to deflect the ball away to safety.
But Singo followed through by accident, appearing to get his timing wrong as he tried to hurdle the keeper.
As a result, the Ivorian’s right boot went into the face of Donnarumma, with all of his studs making impact. He remained down on the ground for several minutes while he received treatement, before getting back to his feet.
Blood was still present on the face of the Euro 2020 hero though. And he was unable to play any further part, replaced after 22 minutes by Matvei Safonov.
Singo had already been booked earlier in the contest. And the 23-year-old looked fortunate to escape further punishment, with officials seemingly acknowledging the clash was accidental.
Donnarumma eventually got back to his feet. (Image: Getty)
Video footage of the clash soon went viral on social media though, with a number of fans reacting by sending well wishes to the keeper. And manager Luis Enrique now faces an anxious wait to see if his No.1 faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
Although any lay-off will at least come when the French champions have a period of relative inactivity. After this Sunday’s clash at Lens, they don’t play again until another clash with Monaco on January 5 in the Trophee des Champions.
And the Spanish boss would have been pleased with his side’s immediate response. Just moments after Donnarumma was forced off, Desire Doue struck to make it 1-0.
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It stayed that way until half-time, meaning PSG are on track to be 10 points clear at the end of the night. Monaco meanwhile, will remain fourth.
Donnarumma had featured 15 times for the club this season, although has come udner some criticism, particularly in the Champions League, for a series of errors.