Buffon's won the lot during his career - except for the Champions League. Fear not though, that's not a sizeable gut underneath the Spanish midfielder's shirt but the match ball which the outgoing Barca captain will take home with him for a souvenuir.He may not have scored a hat-trick but it certainly beats taking goal nets, doesn't it Pique?Great to see Xavi go out on such a high tonight. Barcelona vs. Juventus Is The Strongest Champions League Final Ever They think it's not started.
HT. We are no longer accepting comments on this article.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media GroupRonald Koeman 'set to become new Barca boss' with club 'rekindling interest in Neymar' and SEVEN first-team stars facing the chop after Champions League humiliation by BayernTottenham set to sign Joe Hart on a shock free transfer TOMORROW as Jose Mourinho bids to solve their homegrown quota dilemma... but ex-Man City keeper faces a CUT on his £50,000-per-week Burnley wages Luis Suarez 'could make a sensational return to Ajax' as the Dutch club line up an ambitious move for the Barcelona striker with his future uncertain after stunning Champions League defeatZinedine Zidane 'identifies RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano as the long-term replacement for Sergio Ramos... but Real Madrid can't afford his £41m release clause until next year'Transfer news LIVE: All the latest as Manchester United join the race for Brighton star Ben White and Chelsea continue their search for a defender'F*** you, son of a b***h! 'Kick-off is well over two hours away but that hasn't stopped supporters from making their way to the iconic Berlin Stadium early. Because despite having a narrow lead, Barcelona have by far created the much better chances and have forced Gianluigi Buffon into a couple of excellent saves.Juventus improved as the half progressed but have been reduced to half-hearted penalty appeals and shots from distance. 'Perhaps the calf strain that has ruled Giorgio Chiellini out of Saturday night's Champions League final is the best thing that could have happened to Luis Suarez.
I'm not too sure what any defence could have done to stop that.Rakitic leads the attack through the centre before laying the ball forward for Suarez to run on to. Barcelona will take on Italian side Juventus in the Champions League final But Barcelona is beyond strong — so much so that it’s nearly unprecedented. Great. Plenty of smiles now as the Champions League winners collect their medals.Xavi is the last to collect his as he is embraced with a hug from Platini, before he lifts the trophy among a sea of confetti as Barcelona are crowned European champions for 2015.What a way for the Barca captain to see out his career at the Nou Camp.Gianluigi Buffon follows his manager Massimiliano Allegri in leading the Juventus team to collect their runners-up medals. Unsurprisingly, given the trophies it’s won already this year, Barcelona has shot up since the beginning of 2015 and is just about one win away from achieving the highest Elo rating in club history. 'Suarez has been magnificent this season but the reason I wondered about him here is how he played for Liverpool against Chelsea in the game they had to win in April 2014 if they were going to land the Barclays Premier League. It's two of of European football's traditional giants as Barcelona and Juventus clash in Berlin.
There were a few jeers as the Barca players made their way on to the turf. Veni, vidi, vici. © 2020 ABC News Internet Ventures.
'Andres Iniesta is the first Barcelona player to play in 4 The Juventus fans are certainly making themselves heard. 'In other words Juventus can park the bus.
He's a red card waiting to happen.The Italian side in the last few minutes have just started to see more of the ball but as a result, the tempo has slowed slightly.Moments later a Luis Suarez cut-back for Dani Alves results in the full-back's strike towards the top corner being magnificently stopped by Gianluigi Buffon, who was diving the wrong way as he tipped it over. Also note that the 1974 final was Oliver Roeder was a senior writer for FiveThirtyEight.
It was Luis Suarez and Neymar on the score sheet among Barcelona's attacking trio, but it was ultimately Lionel Messi who topped our player ratings.Click on the above link to find out how all the players from both teams scored out of 10.Barcelona scored 31 goals this season. Cheerio!Another loose translation from Luis Enrique is that the trophy is in the bag and he is ready to celebrate the trophy with Barcelona and Catalonia.Ya está en el zurrón. It will be a fantastic occasion. Visca el Barça y visca catalunya.
But I am sure it will be a fantastic final. We have two teams with a long tradition in European football.