Gianluigi Donnarumma passed the ball straight to Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior, which led to a goal from French striker Karim Benzema.
Donnarumma showed no urgency when receiving the ball inside his own box. Benzema applied the pressure to him, which forced the error.
Donnarumma made a fantastic save in the first-half to deny Benzema, but this mistake certainly evens it out. The goalkeeper, who is only 23-years-old, possibly showed a lack of experience, especially with this game being so significant.
Benzema SCORES!! What is Donnaruma doing??? pic.twitter.com/1Azd56RMZR
— . (@DailyF00TY) March 9, 2022
A brutal mistake and Karim Benzema equalizes for Madrid (+155 ML) ?
— Action Network Soccer (@ActionNetSoccer) March 9, 2022
Real Madrid are back in it all thanks to the work rate of Karim Benzema ?
Forces Donnarumma into a mistake then gets in the right position to finish!#UCL pic.twitter.com/9CpWZHOpU9
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) March 9, 2022
The goal meant Benzema scored his 6th Champions League goal of the season and his 28th in all competitions.