![]() What seemed like Buffon’s final attempt to win the Champions League ended last month when he was sent off in the dying moments of the quarter-final against Real Madrid. Three years ago Juventus lost to Barcelona and last season it was Real Madrid that lifted the trophy. ![]() In 2003, Juventus lost on penalty kicks to Milan in an all-Italian final. Three times Buffon has played in the Champions League Final but three times he finished as a runner-up. The big question now is whether one or more of the offers laid before him might allow one last crack at the one trophy that has eluded him - the UEFA Champions League. Today's the first time I meet him." /ChM6GIpy9t Perin "What did Buffon tell me? To never give up & that I was still young with a bright future ahead of me. Pescara lost 6-1 & at the end of the game Buffon went to Perin & consoled him. Perin's 1st match v Juve was with Pescara on. This season Juventus recorded a 7 th straight Scudetto (Serie A) and a remarkable fourth consecutive domestic double (winning Serie A and Coppa Italia).īuffon also won the Coppa Italia while playing for Parma as well as the UEFA Cup in 1999. Juventus was relegated and although a number of players jumped ship, Buffon stuck with the team and was a key part in the rebirth of Juventus as a dominant force in Italian soccer. Juventus was punished after being found guilty of trying to influence officials. ![]() Ironically, it came at a time when Buffon’s club team Juventus was in the midst of its greatest crisis – Calciopoli. No matter what comes next winning the World Cup in 2006 will remain the high-point of Buffon’s career. Buffon’s current tally of caps for Italy sits at 176 and although he made clear that it was now the younger generation's time to take over in goal, a farewell game to acknowledge his immense contribution to the national team is possible. ![]()
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