LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: Gianluigi Donnarumma of Paris Saint-Germain during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Round of 16 Second Leg match between Liverpool FC and Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield on March 11, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: Gianluigi Donnarumma of Paris Saint-Germain during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Round of 16 Second Leg match between Liverpool FC and Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield on March 11, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was one of several teammates past and present to congratulate Italy captain Gigio Donnarumma for his heroics during Paris Saint-Germain’s penalty shoot-out victory over Liverpool in the Champions League on Monday, using a bit of Neapolitan dialect in a message to his colleague on social media.
Donnarumma was the hero on the night for PSG as they qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals with a victory on penalties against Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday evening. The tie was level at 1-1 over the two legs before the former Milan stopper kept out spot kicks from Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones to send PSG through.
“Magnifique” was the phrase the 26-year-old used to describe PSG’s triumph at Anfield, in an Instagram post which has drawn thousands of messages from friends, teammates and supporters.
Kvaratskhelia sends Donnarumma Neapolitan message
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: Gianluigi Donnarumma of Paris Saint-Germain saves a penalty from Curtis Jones of Liverpool during the shootout in the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Round of 16 Second Leg match between Liverpool FC and Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield on March 11, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
(Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Among those to send messages of congratulations was former Napoli winger Kvaratskhelia, who joined the Parisian outfit for a fee in excess of €70m during the January transfer window. He commented: “troppp forttt fratmmmm”, or “too strong, my brother”.
PSG teammates Marquinhos and Milan Skriniar commented: “I love you,” and “Well done brother,” respectively.
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