Paul Pogba feels sorry for his Juventus teammate Gigi Buffon after Italy were knocked out of Euro 2016 – “to see Gigi crying made me feel very bad”.
The midfielder scored in France’s win over Iceland last night to advance to the Semi-Finals, but the Azzurri were beaten on penalties by Germany 24 hours previously.
“I am very happy to be in the semi-final, I cannot moan. I am very happy about this,” Pogba told reporters after last night’s match.
Paul Pogba feels sorry for his Juventus teammate Gigi Buffon after Italy were knocked out of Euro 2016 – “to see Gigi crying made me feel very bad”.
The midfielder scored in France’s win over Iceland last night to advance to the Semi-Finals, but the Azzurri were beaten on penalties by Germany 24 hours previously.
“I am very happy to be in the semi-final, I cannot moan. I am very happy about this,” Pogba told reporters after last night’s match.
“A semi-final is a semi-final, Italy and Germany are equally tough. Either way, we want to continue so we want to win and both are great sides.
“To see Gigi crying made me feel very bad sitting in front of the television.
"He is a great goalkeeper, he gave his best and so did the team. They produced a very good game, but this is football.
“They have had a fantastic Euros, nobody expected such a great Italian team. I'm not happy with what happened for them.
“I play with them, so I’m proud when they play well.”