Gianluigi Buffon has confessed his ‘unlimited admiration’ for Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of Juventus-Real Madrid in the Champions League.
It comes just a day after Buffon admitted the prospect of facing Ronaldo – his nemesis in last season’s Champions League Final – gave him ‘sleepless nights’.
“I have unlimited admiration for Ronaldo, he’s been able to improve over time,” the Juve goalkeeper told Marca.
Gianluigi Buffon has confessed his ‘unlimited admiration’ for Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of Juventus-Real Madrid in the Champions League.
It comes just a day after Buffon admitted the prospect of facing Ronaldo – his nemesis in last season’s Champions League Final – gave him ‘sleepless nights’.
“I have unlimited admiration for Ronaldo, he’s been able to improve over time,” the Juve goalkeeper told Marca.
“I admire him because he’s a person who knows what he does and is pragmatic. He’s proved to be an intelligent player.
“He changed his position and uses less energy than he did before but is still truly lethal. In front of goal, he really is a ‘killer’ and I’ve only seen Trezeguet have his clarity when finishing.
“I was lucky to play Ronaldo the Brazilian, with and against Ibrahimovic, but Cristiano Ronaldo is breaking record after record, hence my full admiration for him.
“Win against Milan? It’s a big source of happiness for us and it gives us an extra dose of enthusiasm.
“We knew we could take a very important step after Napoli drew, and win came against one of the most in-form teams in the League.
“Casillas to play his 1000th game? Together with [Petr] Cech, we marked an era of football in the past and also in the modern day.
“If we remain important for our teams, it means that all our praise is deserved because Iker has proven to have a type of quality that isn’t normal.”