03 June, 2017
His last two goals were in the 2015 Champions League semifinals, but it was Buffon's Juventus which ultimately advanced to the final. From the legendary Gianluigi Buffon to the sensational Cristiano Ronaldo and the top-rated stars Paulo Dybala and Dani Alves, the UCL Final, if anything, remains a must-watch for football fans.
Juventus knocked out Porto, Barcelona and Monaco to set-up Saturday's final against a Real Madrid side attempting to retain the Champions League crown.
The Italian tactician has proven a major success at Stamford Bridge, leading the Blues to the Premier League title in his first season in charge as well as making it to the FA Cup final.
If we have a look at Betfair, Real Madrid are slightly favourites to win the title.
Zidane had a hand in Real Madrid's ninth, 10 and 11 European triumphs - as a player, assistant coach and head coach - and the quest for the "Duodecima" (12th) brings him up against an old flame also called "Old Lady". Madrid will get that chance on Saturday against Juventus, and Ronaldo will be leading the way.
Sources in Spain and Manchester have said that Real are thereby willing to listen to offers from United, and that the subject has already been broached between the two clubs.
The Brazilian right-back won three Champions League titles with Barcelona and when he signed for Juve past year, Buffon sent him a text message telling him to bring his expertise in the tournament with him.
"They have so many great players, I would not have enough time to dream about them all".
JUVENTUS take on Real Madrid in the Champions League final on Saturday, but who will start for the Italians?
Allegri also has able players - left-back Kwadwo Asamoah, winger Juan Cuadrado and midfielder Claudio Marchisio - at the bench.
"I am not a person who thinks about himself".
Zidane, 44, has already led his team to glory in La Liga, ending a five-year league title drought, as well as the Club World Cup and European Super Cup.
"There's nothing better than sharing this prize with your team-mates, with a group of people that you've worked with for months and months, with team-mates who have perhaps worked even more than I have to reach this point".
And while Buffon has paid tribute to the Frenchman's career, he says he would just have to deal with it. "I got more than I gave, but that would be the flawless finale and people like fairytales".
"The 4-2-3-1 formation came to me the moment I realized our team wouldn't progress any further if we kept the old tactics and formation", Allegri said.
"Isco plays inside the pitch". As they did in 2015, when they lost in the final to Barcelona in Berlin, they have an opportunity to win their first treble. Last year, we played a great Champions League, but then you can still get knocked out in the last 16 to a team like Bayern Munich in the last minute.
