Benatia singles out Donnarumma after City-PSG, confusion remains

By the PSG News newsroom · Published on 2026-10-14 · Updated on 2026-10-16 · psg · gianluigi donnarumma · medhi benatia · manchester city · canal football club

After PSG’s 4-2 win at Manchester City, Medhi Benatia targeted Gianluigi Donnarumma on Canal Football Club, judging the keeper at fault twice. The account of the incident involving Maghnés Akliouche, however, contains an inconsistency in the cited source.

Paris Saint-Germain won 4-2 against Manchester City after a lively game on Wednesday. In the aftermath, Medhi Benatia sharply criticised Gianluigi Donnarumma on the Canal Football Club (Canal+) set, according to Foot Mercato. The former Moroccan defender, also a former sporting director at OM, blamed the Italian goalkeeper for two key moments in the match.

Benatia's Take

Benatia described a poor start from the Mancunian side, with two goals conceded in the first quarter of an hour. According to the remarks relayed, he considers the keeper “to blame” for the opener, believing he could have done better. Later, as Manchester City got back into the game (3-1) and seemed to be taking control, he felt another mistake by the same goalkeeper gave PSG breathing space and sealed the outcome of the night, “far too much,” in his view, for a game of this level.

The Key Moment

The decisive sequence cited by Foot Mercato involves Maghnés Akliouche, presented as the man who hammered home the result. The source, however, attributes this action to a handling error by Gianluigi Donnarumma. That raises an obvious contradiction: Donnarumma plays for PSG, not Manchester City, while the action described corresponds to a Paris goal. Moreover, the same source claims Donnarumma had “his share of responsibility in the Cityzens’ defeat,” which does not square with the idea of errors costing Manchester City goals.

Summary of Consistency

As it stands, one point nevertheless is consistent in the account reported by Foot Mercato: on the Canal Football Club set, Medhi Benatia singled out the performance of the goalkeeper named Gianluigi Donnarumma, whom he deems at fault in two major sequences of this Manchester City–PSG won by Paris. The exact details of the actions remain unclear due to the inconsistencies highlighted, but Benatia’s firm stance on the keeper’s role in the game’s storyline comes through clearly in the account reported.