Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon has played
with and against the finest footballers of the
past two decades. In an interview with the
Daily Mail, the iconic goalkeeper goes through
his Champions League dream team, which
features one surprise inclusion and one
notable absentee...


IKER CASILLAS | "From my generation, Iker
Casillas is one of the few goalkeeping greats.
There has always been a mutual respect
between us."



LILIAN THURAM | "We joined Juventus in the
same summer. He had such power and
aggression in his play, but was also so
classy."


FABIO CANNAVARO | "I still have not forgiven
him for beating me for European player in
2006. I am kidding, only he deserved it that
year; he was the best defender in the world."


PAOLO MALDINI | "Every kid who says they
want to be a defender should be made to sit
there and watch old videos of Maldini."


ROBERTO CARLOS | "I have had to make
saves from him and it’s hard to explain how
hard he can hit the ball. He is so dangerous
from defence."

GENNARO GATTUSO | "A good friend, but a
beast to have in any team. He was the best in
his position."



ANDREA PIRLO | "One of the real footballing
geniuses. It’s entertaining to watch team’s
plans to stop him, and in a second he just
destroys their plan with brilliance."




PAVEL NEDVED "So loyal to Juventus after
their relegation and, at that point in his
career, he could have played for any club in
Europe."

ROBERTO BAGGIO | "I was 17 and made my
debut against Baggio which was daunting.
Along with Pirlo, he is the best Italian player
of the last 30 years."




LIONEL MESSI | "When he is playing at a 100
per cent, you can forget about playing
against him. It is just a wonder to watch him
and see what he can do."


RONALDO | "The best I have ever played
against, if it wasn’t for injury I think he would
be talked about on same level as Pele and
Diego Maradona."

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