Gigi Buffon says Juventus were targeting the Champions League final, but admits they didn’t expect to get there this year.
The Bianconeri take on Barcelona in Berlin tomorrow, and the goalkeeper spoke alongside Leonardo Bonucci and Coach Massimiliano Allegri at the pre-match Press conference.
“It was definitely a target,” Buffon explained.
Gigi Buffon says Juventus were targeting the Champions League final, but admits they didn’t expect to get there this year.
The Bianconeri take on Barcelona in Berlin tomorrow, and the goalkeeper spoke alongside Leonardo Bonucci and Coach Massimiliano Allegri at the pre-match Press conference.
“It was definitely a target,” Buffon explained.
“One which myself and my teammates set ourselves in recent years and have now been able to reach. We probably didn’t expect to get there this season, but it’s been the ideal campaign for many reasons.
“The first, and most important of all, is a big change at the technical level in the Coach, who in my opinion could have gotten us to the final in the next two or three years.
“Instead, it came earlier than expected, we didn’t expect it. And like all good, unexpected surprises it brings us great joy.”
The Italian international also believes that the experience of the two teams will be important in handling the occasion.
“The emotional aspect will be there, and it will be an important part of the game.
“It’s also true that both teams have players, whether they’re young or less young, who have valuable experience which they can draw on to manage these types of situations.
“I guess at the beginning, one side or the other might find it more difficult, but after those first five or 10 minutes, over the 90 minutes you’ll see two real teams and what they’ve done to reach the final.”