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In his second season after choosing to return to Juventus to finish the race Gianluigi Buffon It has now been integrated into the unprecedented role of Twelfth.
As a reserve of Wojciech Szczesny The Bianconeri flag has already won another Scudetto and has taken away satisfaction in the Champions League, specifically by competing as a protagonist in the Barcelona it was worth the primacy of the group.
The decision to return to Turin was linked in particular to the dream of being able to win the Champions League, the only trophy missing from Super Gigi’s legendary career. After the failure of 2020 with the elimination in the round of 16 against Lyon, Juve will try again this season.
In the meantime, however, Buffon still hasn’t forgotten the disappointment of 2019 when he really his mistake favored the elimination of Paris saint germain in the round of 16 against United manchester .
Interviewed by ‘L’Equipe’, the former national team goalkeeper confessed that he often thinks about that night, when the French lost 3-1 at home to thwart Old Trafford’s 2-0.
After all, even the decision to leave Juventus in 2018 to go to PSG was made with a view to the Champions League: “I think about that game at least three or four times a week. That race arouses many regrets. I blame myself for an incredible mistake, a mistake that, with the experience I have gained, I should not have made. Mentally, that night, as the game approached, I was not the usual Gigi in my concentration ”.
Buffon admits he was wrong the approach to that game , which would not have happened to Juventus: “I did not have the strength or energy to perceive that we were preparing for the game in a too light way and perhaps, not to be the old man who scolds everyone, I did not say: Oh guys, we are not. ‘
The balance of the French experience however, it remains positive: “I had a great time in Paris. I was very touched by the esteem and respect of the fans for me ”, concluded Buffon.
OMNISPORT | 12-19-2020 11:17
