BUFFON ON… SQUAD NUMBERS
I chose 88 because it reminds me of four balls and in Italy we all know what it means to have balls: strength and determination. And this season I will have to have balls to get back my place in the Italy team.
BUFFON ON… VAR
You told us that VAR would be used in clear-cut incidents where there were mistakes, but now you are even checking the replays for a trodden toe or a finger in an ear. It s no longer football… it s turning into water polo. It takes too long. I didn t celebrate when we were awarded a penalty because six minutes had passed.
Six clean sheets in a row for the first time in our history.
— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen)
BUFFON ON… HIS GOAL
More than 25 years ago I made my vow: I swore to protect you. Look after you. A shield against all your enemies. I ve always thought about your welfare, putting it first even ahead of my own.
I was 12 when I turned my back on my goal. And I will keep doing it as long as my legs, my head and my heart will allow.
BUFFON ON MICHAEL OLIVER
The team gave its all, but a human being cannot destroy dreams like that at the end of an extraordinary comeback on a dubious situation.
Clearly you cannot have a heart in your chest, but a bag of rubbish. On top of that, if you don t have the character to walk on a pitch like this in a stadium like this, you can sit in the stands with your wife, your kids, having your drink and eating crisps.
You cannot ruin the dreams of a team. I could ve told the referee anything at that moment, but he had to understand the degree of the disaster he was creating.
Buffon spoke after Oliver gave Real Madrid a late penalty that saw them knock Juve out of the Champions League. He was later punished by UEFA.
