"While there have been costlier mistakes (hello, Loris Karius) and far more high-profile disintegrations (bonjour, b@nter-era PSG), it is difficult to recall any one elite professional footballer being responsible for quite so many howlers in one game as the hapless Algerian left-back."
"He didn't just open the door for the Serie A side, he rolled out the red carpet, provided valet parking and offered up the combination to the safe."
"Bensebaini's almost heroic failure to intercept a routine cross trundling through his penalty area allowed Gianluca Scamacca to halve Atalanta's deficit, before his bizarre attempt to block a Davide Zappacosta shot from distance sent the ball past his own goalkeeper, Gregor Kobel."
Borussia Dortmund suffered a devastating collapse against Atalanta in the Bigger Cup, squandering a two-goal first-leg advantage to lose 4-3 on aggregate. Left-back Ramy Bensebaini delivered one of the tournament's most disastrous individual performances, being directly or indirectly responsible for all four goals conceded. His errors included failing to intercept a routine cross that led to Gianluca Scamacca's goal, an own goal from a deflected Davide Zappacosta shot, and poor positioning that allowed Mario Pasalic to score unmarked at the far post. The performance was widely criticized as hesitant, reckless, and unfathomable, establishing Bensebaini's night as among the most hapless in elite football.
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