Even for the goalkeeper position, if it weren't for Italy winning the European Cup, their main goalkeeper Donaruma might not have been able to win the best goalkeeper award.
There are two people whose performances are not inferior to his.
One is the Swiss goalkeeper, Jan Somer.
The other is the Spanish emergency goalkeeper, Unai Simon.
Coincidentally, these two goalkeepers shone in the same match.
On July 3, 2021, in the quarter-finals of the European Cup, Switzerland vs Spain!
The former made ten saves in this match! He blocked high and low, refusing Spain's bombardment, almost single-handedly dragging the game into a penalty shootout, nearly helping Switzerland defy fate.
Meanwhile, the latter actually saved more penalties than Somer in the shootout, literally denying Switzerland's comeback story, and giving the Spanish a dignified victory and a chance to continue their run.
