FORMER Juventus goalkeeper, Gianluigi Buffon has named five times Ballon d’Or winner, Cristiano Ronaldo, as the toughest opponent he has ever faced.
The former Juventus shot-stopper is one of the people who have gone head-to-head with Ronaldo and fell short as he always finds a way to register his name on the score sheet.
The former Italy goalkeeper was asked the player he feared the most in his playing days and he said, as quoted by Tuttojuve, “There were many but the ones who scored many goals for me were Vieri and Cristiano Ronaldo. Every time Ronaldo saw me, he scored because he had an extraordinary scoring quality.
“CR7’s overhead kick? To the general amazement of the fans, Juventus fans, with great sportsmanship, stood up to applaud him and as he returned to mid-field, seeing me in disbelief, he approached me and said: “Well at 33/34 years old, not bad, eh Gigi?”
The Al Nassr forward has scored a total of 11 goals against Buffon throughout his career, with 10 of those coming in the UEFA Champions League.
