Gianluigi Buffon says Juventus thought they'd done 'everything we needed to win' Champions League
Gianluigi Buffon says
Juventus thought they had done 'everything we needed to win' as they
slumped to defeat in the Champions League final.
A 4-1 defeat by Real Madrid was tough to take for the 39-year-old who may never get another chance to win European club football's top prize.
"We had a great first half in which we had Real in trouble. It leaves you with an open mouth, the episodes that never went our way. I cannot explain why we
played like we did in the second half."
Even in his state of bitter disappointment, however, Buffon was able to sum up exactly what is needed to triumph.
"To win this cup you have to be stronger than everything against you. In the second half their class, their strength, their ability to win these challenges was seen and they deservedly won," he added.
At club level, Buffon got off to a winning start in his career, claiming the UEFA Cup and Italian Cup with Parma in 1999 and has won the Serie A title eight times at Juventus.
The decorated goalkeeper also won the World Cup in 2006 with Italy, making up for the disappointment of missing out on their European Championship success in 2000 due to injury.
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