The Italian international goal keeper has gone on to state that he is excited by the prospect of facing off the elite of European football in the upcoming season.
Juventus have been absent from the elite European competition since a long time, and after lifting the Scudetto in the previous season, Juventus qualified themselves for a place in the UEFA Champions League.
Buffon was reflecting on the upcoming competition and went on to state his excitement at being able to compete at the highest level of European football, and remarked that they would not be giving in to complacency when representing Juventus at the premier
European competition.
The skipper of the Bianconeri went on to concede that there was anticipation and excitement at the prospect of playing in the Champions League and it was a much discussed topic in the dressing room of the Bianconeri.
There are only a handful of players in the Juve dressing room that have featured in the Champions League. Buffon is the only remaining Juve player that used to terrorise European sides in the Champions League when the club was not indicted in the Calciopoli
scandal in 2006.
Other players like http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Emerson-c12442, etc. Have either retired from the game or are plying their trade elsewhere. This puts an additional responsibility on the skipper to be the calming force in the Juve ranks,
as inexperience can be a cause of trouble for the outfit.
When quizzed about his aspirations and anticipations of the upcoming chance to battle it out with the European elite once again, and he was eagerly awaiting the opportunity as well. He went on to state that they have been discussing Champions League within
the team, and remarked:
“We speak about the Champions League in the dressing room because, after three years, we finally have the opportunity to figure on the European scene.”
Juve will be pitted against some well established opponents, and Buffon commented:
“We’re aware that there are two or three teams that are stronger than us, but we can certainly hold our own against the others.”
Buffon sat the season opener against Parma due to a slight knock and is hoping to be back soon enough.
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